A film about a 15-year-old high
school student who killed himself in 2012 after being bullied
will not be screened at a middle school in the northeastern city
of Treviso after local parents protested claiming it would have
a "negative" impact on their children over the sensitive issues
it depicts - homophobia and teen suicide.
The screening was originally planned for November 4 and the
institute had reserved tickets but the initiative was cancelled
after many parents asked the principal to cancel it.
However, Mayor Mario Conte has announced he will reschedule the
screening, saying cancelling it was a "missed opportunity".
The 2024 movie "Il ragazzo dai pantaloni rosa" (the boy with the
pink pants) directed by Margherita Ferri, is based on a novel
written by Teresa Manes, mother of Andrea Spezzacatena, Rome's
Liceo Cavour student who committed suicide.
It was recently presented at the Rome Film Festival where a
group of teen students made homophobic comments during the
screening.
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