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Raising a School Shooter

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Three parents share their stories. Jeff Williams is the father of Andy, who in 2001, then 15, shot and killed two classmates and wounded thirteen other students. Andy is serving 25-to-life in prison. Clarence Elliot's son Nicholas shot and killed his teacher and wounded another teacher in 1988 and is serving life in prison. Sue Klebold's son Dylan was one of the two teenagers behind the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999, one of the deadliest school shootings in history. Dylan ended the shooting by committing suicide. Through the deeply personal and honest stories they share with us, the film explores themes like guilt, denial, failure and responsibility, harassment, sorrow, friendship and love.

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Rachel Cooke New Statesman The message of their searching and ultimately profoundly moving documentary being not only that life must (and does) go on even after something unimaginably terrible has happened, but that human survival often depends on the humdrum. Jul 7, 2021 Full Review Wendy Ide Screen International The sensitivity of approach is evident in the intimacy and access which the filmmakers earned from their subjects. May 3, 2021 Full Review Musanna Ahmed Film Inquiry Raising a School Shooter is a forceful documentary, one that examines the profound trauma of parents whose children committed the unspeakable acts. May 15, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Three parents share their stories. Jeff Williams is the father of Andy, who in 2001, then 15, shot and killed two classmates and wounded thirteen other students. Andy is serving 25-to-life in prison. Clarence Elliot's son Nicholas shot and killed his teacher and wounded another teacher in 1988 and is serving life in prison. Sue Klebold's son Dylan was one of the two teenagers behind the Columbine High School Massacre in 1999, one of the deadliest school shootings in history. Dylan ended the shooting by committing suicide. Through the deeply personal and honest stories they share with us, the film explores themes like guilt, denial, failure and responsibility, harassment, sorrow, friendship and love.
Director
Frida Barkfors, Lasse Barkfors
Producer
Anne Köhncke
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 14m