The Boy with Pink Pants

The Boy with Pink Pants

Being yourself is a right that requires courage and respect.

Directed by Margherita Ferri

Produced by Eagle Pictures, Weekend Films/Main Street Productions

2024114 min7.1 / 10

A devastating true-story drama about a teenager's descent into despair under relentless bullying, grounded in the tragic specificity of a single act of self-expression.

On 20 November 2012, 15-year-old Andrea Spezzacatena took his life, becoming the first reported case in Italy of bullying and cyberbullying leading to a minor's suicide. The triggering incident was his choice to wear a pair of red trousers, a gift from his mother, which turned pink due to a washing mishap.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Boy with Pink Pants sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.

  • Is The Boy with Pink Pants easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Does The Boy with Pink Pants end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is The Boy with Pink Pants scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Is The Boy with Pink Pants violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

70/ 100

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Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity80

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Surprise59

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love72

How much audiences actually like it

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