Mockery and Expulsion as a School of Survival – LTV has made a documentary about mobbing / Article / LSM.lv

On April 23, the premiere of the documentary film “Mobings. Survival School ”, which opens the door to experiences of peer violence experienced in childhood and adolescence in an unusually wide and emotional way, LTV representative Anita Jansone informed. Simultaneously with the premiere of the film, a thematic story will be found on the portal LSM.lv.

Mobings are not a new phenomenon. However, the statistics in Latvia are surprising – one in three students suffers from peer violence. Children and adolescents experience physical and emotional abuse, exclusion and ridicule in a virtual environment.

“Did you know that pushing a young person out of the herd can be an existential breakdown for him? And if appropriate support is not provided promptly, can this be a basis for thought or even an attempt to commit suicide? ” said the film’s screenwriter, LTV News Service journalist Danuta Juste.

The film documents the harsh stories of mobbing victims – young people who are still studying and those who have already finished school but cannot forget their experiences share their experiences.

Gints Andžāns, an actor at the Daile Theater, revealed why he used to be above others and how he now evaluates his actions: “Unfortunately, I have been on the side of perpetrators. But I have the opportunity to share this experience, to say that it should not be done. I didn’t understand what I was doing then. “

Journalist Danuta Juste stated: “Unfortunately, most parents do not even know about children’s experiences and suffering. They are even less likely to notice that their child is the one who humiliates others. Educators, on the other hand, unless they receive enough support from the school management, do not know what to start, clap their hands and turn their heads in another direction. What does this mean for us, the society? ”

How does peer violence affect the future life of the victim, the aggressor and also the eyewitnesses? What can we do to protect children? The authors of the film sought answers in the stories of the main characters, as well as in the comments of psychotherapists and other experts.

The documentary was made by the team of LTV News Service – screenwriter Danuta Juste, director Uģis Kronbergs and cameramen Lauris Dundurs, Uvis Burjāns and Normunds Pavlovskis.

Movies “Mobings. School of Survival ”premiere – April 23 at 21.00 LTV1 and REPLAY.lv.

From April 26, the news releases created by the News Service and LSM.lv will have an integrated section on various types of mobbing and practical information for parents, teachers and young people.

–