GET READY WITH ME | Omeleto

An aspiring KZbinr shows a disturbing video to her high school class.
GET READY WITH ME is used with permission from Jonatan Etzler. Learn more at etzler.se.
Aspiring KZbinr Vendela posts a video for a class presentation, but its dark message, combined with its cheerily mordant tone, disturbs her teacher Lukas. He begins to fear for her mental health and even her life, fearing she will harm herself -- or worse, commit suicide.
He tries to intervene, but his actions set off an unpredictable game of cat-and-mouse between teacher and student. With each move in this evolving game of power, the dynamic between the pair escalates to strange, unexpected places -- especially as it's increasingly played out on social media, with calamitous results.
Director Jonatan Etzler -- along with writers Amanda Hogbert and Axel Nygren -- has fashioned a taut, compelling thriller that scrutinizes the ravenous hunger for attention and distinction, particularly as it intersects with the mores of social media fame, the impact on mental health and the manipulation capable with video and public narratives. It seems to begin as a straightforward narrative about bullying and a feel-good intervention by a caring adult on behalf of a passive victim. But as it proceeds, it twists like a Mobius strip onto itself, revealing a dark yet riveting underbelly.
Chilling and incisive, this is a dark, psychologically disturbing narrative, rendered in a darkly muted, shadowy color palette and coolly clinical and disciplined camerawork, both of which suit the subject matter and the somber Swedish setting.
But the foundation is an excellent storyline and script, which is adroitly constructed and well-paced in its writing and editing. Possessing superb character insight, as well as an acute eye for how the arena of social attention shapes action and behavior, the narrative is alive to how teenagers jockey for status through their social media, how easily posts, videos and "content" can be weaponized -- and how easily perceptions can be manipulated to shift and mold the sympathies of the viewer.
The film's own storytelling exhibits a tight control over the release of information and insight, playing with our own understanding of what's going on and why. This masterful shifting is aided and abetted by two superb lead performances. Actor Shanti Roney plays the teacher with both great compassion and sensitivity, but the revelation is young performer Miriam Benthe as Vendela, who manages the difficult trick of offering insight, nuance and moments of both surprising vulnerability and callous amorality with subtlety and skill. She takes what could easily be a nasty, unsubtle role and parlays it into something much more complex and compelling.
A winner at the 2018 Student Academy Awards, GET READY WITH ME is an immaculately crafted work of cinema, made with precision and discernment. It's also a deft, keenly intelligent thriller, whose storytelling prowess is enough to keep viewers pulled along through unpredictable waters and whose arc has unusual depth and movement for a short.
But its real strength lies in its ability to provoke thought and discussion. It asks age-old questions of how far people will go to fit in, but its responsiveness to the current cultural moment may cause us all to question just what kind of world we are creating with each post, like and comment. The film is too smart and perceptive to offer answers, but instead lets its questions sit uneasily in both memory and conscience, letting them gnaw at the margins of awareness.

[@jshelton100]

Despite how events unfolded, I applaud that man for going above and beyond for a student he believed was suicidal. I wish I was that brave.

[@stablesalto]

@@loukasfrantzolas6494 She was. You could tell she was just trying to fit in with the crowd.

[@SatansChoice]

Always observe with eyes wide open, 9x/10 there's some underlying truth that is different from what is initially perceived.

[@baguettelauncher8839]

it's a movie dude xd

[@natebyers3563]

You can be. Just be there for a friend when they have a hard time. I used to harm myself too and I wish I had someone who listened and treated me like a human being. A little goes a long way and even if it's calling once and a while to see how someone is doing or sitting with them at lunch and talking to them about their day or holding their books as they walk to class or helping them at work. You don't have to be their best friend to be there for them. Just treat them good because they may not know what it feels like.

[@Tiomioes]

i thought it was the teacher that was suicidal?

[@scxlez]

People who act depressed and suicidal for fame or attention are horrible people, depression is an extremely serious thing.

[@overlorddoge1952]

But, how can you tell? Some people with depression are "begging for attention". For example, Etika. People thought he was doing it for fame and attention, but then, they realized if anything, they helped him be lowered into his grave. My point is, I get what you are coming from, but this mindset is what causes people to not support people with depression.

[@scxlez]

@@overlorddoge1952 That is another problem. There are people actually out there who are depressed and do need support. And others don't take them seriously because it's such a big thing to pretend you're depressed to make others feel bad for you. I've had a friend who did that, but I also have friends who are seriously depressed. Just because someone where's a smile in public and has a lot of friends doesn't necessarily mean they're happy. They need to be taken more seriously, but it's hard to do with ignorant and self prioritized people acting like they're going through something serious.

[@okk73727hd]

This is sad but it is trend right now for people to listen to depressing videos then say there depressed same with mental health

[@sirwiddlescabbagebaker]

I have something to say, but I'm not going to. What and why? Well you'll never know.

[@neobonney]

Overlord DoGe Yes plus some people cut and want people to notice as a cry for help. My anxiety was too bad to ask and someone ended up reporting me and I got help that way.. it was a very dark time for me

[@CoolKid-gf1xw]

How badly I wanted to hug that teacher bro :(

[@macaroongaming5579]

same, I felt so bad for him :(

[@sojintachibana5305]

Love your name and profile picture. Also really really bad

[@Haroonisty]

Me Too. Poor guy deserve's our respect.

[@oohwhatatragedy7908]

when she smiled at the end, it gave me the same shaky feeling that i felt when I got to the end of midsommar. She wasn't supposed to smile and that wasn't something she should be proud of. It kind of makes me want to throw up to be honest, she has no sympathy.

[@KutWrite]

The justice is, her character would realize her betrayal later in life and bear the guilt of it.

[@naimahq8739]

So she’s a sociopath lol and she’ll probably never realize it. And it’s good her behavior makes you sick because that means you’re not one!

[@PeetaGrifffin]

But in Midsommar Florence Pugh's character was smiling in pain, this girl smiles because she gets what she always wanted: acknowledgment from her peers.

[@orlando5940]

The story was never about her pain, it was his. 💔

[@holdenjones8110]

Thanks for the insight Orlando! I felt really sorry for Vendela before I saw this

[@beetosbeef]

@@holdenjones8110 LMAO

[@sangat4315]

@@holdenjones8110 lmfaooo

[@vivianshi9668]

Holden Jones wait i just laughed at this so hard and i don’t even understand it

[@vivianshi9668]

wait nvm i got it

[@samithps7576]

If she posted the last video in real life,she would be the most hated person

[@DrizzyJuan]

Sammy boy I know right

[@OphiuchiChannel]

Even the first video irl she would have been put in a psych ward for a while.

[@OphiuchiChannel]

@Saxxony Ger She did not kill herself your comment is wrong on so many levels.

[@veganism0]

Saxxony Ger sir i need you to reflect on what you’re saying for a while and maybe take a few days

[@timtim4740]

No actually our society seem to love to make others suffer and anyone that does bad shi is an Angel in society's eyes.

[@WeloraChan]

I remembered when it moved into a new school in Sweden. I had a really nice teacher. Well she was almost too nice. And the students in the class take advantage of that and bullied her a lot. Everyone thought it was fine and just a joke until she quit the job and left the school. Apparently this has also happened to an older teacher before i came. They found her Facebook account and shared it to the class and everyone made fun of her pics. Like how she looked always angry, her red hair, her military pictures and how ugly she looked. All of this was in 5th-6th grade. I feel really bad but I couldn’t speak up. Cause i was always labeled as the quiet and weird kid. People made fun of my everything. Both boys and girls made fun of me and my friends for being... i guess different. They made fun of us for being Asian and mocked the Chinese language. And the teachers just told me that let them be and “that’s just how they are”. I finally broke down and told my I wanted to move school. And i did. I’m now just in 7th grade and things are a little better. I don’t have friends but at least people are nicer. Sorry if this was out of contexts but i felt like i wanted to speak out about this.

[@sarahmarie9612]

Things will get better❤️ if you need someone to talk to I’m here love❤️

[@caitlinweedon4011]

I'm so sorry you've had to deal with that. As a mother of a young daughter, it breaks my heart. Here if you want to talk. Take care!

[@blimjones]

Don't let people to damage your mental health. You still young and you have to learn a lot. You remind me a little bit when I was younger. I'm 23.. and adults are sometimes worst than children and teenagers. It doesn't matter the age people lack of respect and everything, but you can learn nice values. But remember to not let others to affect you.

[@avacapone7572]

Things will get better baby girl

[@blimjones]

@Anonymous Gamer I'm 23. The advice I'll give you is to always be confident of yourself, try to find good people in your class. It's normal that at your age they are selfish and maybe arrogant, but do not dismiss the opportunity to meet them better, especially when you're working in teams. My other advice is to take an online teenager's course of something you like (e.g. music, painting, etc) you can meet other people.

[@grace-jl8sc]

The fact that people are actually like this kills me inside

[@tomilano2551]

@John Jay Pierre u don’t know the experience they’ve been thru so don’t judge ☕️

[@FortheSoulFtS]

Keep moving and dont stop until the end, you will find the way

[@lowspecghost2403]

Ahh that explains why people are saying "I want to punch her"

[@hotel_arcadia]

Here, we call them "internet tough guys".

[@lowspecghost2403]

@@hotel_arcadia but are they???

[@urmomdoer2315]

Facts

[@carstonburchett891]

Hmm, 666 likes.........interesting 😕

[@guntish7130]

@Evan Koch i feel like we would be good friends lmao

[@isthatchep6974]

I'm scared that Vendela could actually be a real person in today's society.

[@shadowhunter3347]

*cough* tumblr *cough*

[@choralieeey8434]

Yup, watched a mukbanger always crying and having a breakdown for views

[@bunniefly9546]

I have a “friend” that has a personality like that, but she does it with her starving herself instead, and shows it off to everyone as if it’s a prize, and it’s kinda just gross. Everyone knows she has the availability to get a lunch, even at school, yet she still does it. She doesn’t have an eating disorder either, she’s just one of those

[@noorbader3544]

@@bunniefly9546 be careful ive experienced a similar behavior person, took total advantage of me and i recently found out they got diagnosed with sociopathy

[@mrshappilymarried1]

There are....

[@nivedithavenkat1276]

As an Indian I couldn't fully relate to this because: 1.students aren't allowed to use phones in class. 2. Teachers would have immediately stopped the video and reported it to the principal. 3.severe punishment and EXPULSION would have been given to the bullies. 4. Students NEVER talk back to the teachers and if they do they will be immediately suspended or thrown out of the school. Nonetheless I did like this film as it shows what depression and suicide is like and how it shouldn't be taken as a joke.

[@Curiouscat1997]

Duh! Feel you

[@amiramz7869]

same here in Ethiopia

[@Paul-xk5wg]

Same in America

[@hyperaxx2180]

Exactly, as an Indian watching this made me feel so much better about my school!

[@Lamyajhr]

The amount of people relating to this video is crazy. Indian schools are way better when it comes to respecting.

[@Aaron-pv8vm]

The internet has turned people into demons. And hardly any parents are equipped to handle anything remotely related to suicide, depression, etc. And the people who truly need help, rarely get help. This short film hit close to home because I've been in that teacher's position. Just trying to help, and then having that shoved back in my face.

[@blimjones]

Unfortunately it's getting worse. People are not trying to educate their children, they don't mind to do it.

[@blimjones]

@CallMeCat glad to know you've received good education. I hope that young people in your social circle could receive that opportunity too! I recognize teaching isn't that easy as some people pretend it to be.. it's a worldwide thing and almost sure that I would contribute to the educational field but not as a permanent teacher because I know I haven't developed professional skills regarding teaching. (I'm fishing my degree in ELT.. When I recently started (in 2018) my perspective was different and now I've realized I would like to provide some teaching resources. Nonetheless, it doesn't mean giving classes.

[@yennefer440]

I've seen this happen to my teacher's when I was at school. People like to give children a pass "because they're young, they will make mistakes". Children can be just as evil as adults.

[@redphillips3924]

No, the internet is giving the demons a wide open door and resources to plow through it. And society has yet to learn what to do about it.

[@taeminsant4375]

imagine taking advantage of someone's kindness like that, mocking them on the internet right after they open themselves up to you and put themselves in such a vulnerable position like that, she definitely deserves a black eye or two.

[@jake_m4390]

Taemin's ant nah a twelve gauge to the head works too

[@mill1kyy801]

@@jake_m4390 shes just an actor and shes good at doing her job, but if that was real life use a barret

[@graceswan4353]

She doesn’t deserve that, she’s depressed and desperately trying to fit in with her classmates. The teacher wasn’t lying when he said that the one girl only had friends because her “friends” were scared of her. She was being bullied. She really needed help

[@KenCarsonfromatlanta]

or you know couple of slit wrist

[@signity5540]

Or 3

[@aninwabuachie3428]

Why is their school so dark? So depressing, looks like an abandoned prison.

[@user-kh5us7ji3z]

That's what Swedish schools look like

[@zew08]

Also, it’s probably over dramatic so you see what they are feeling

[@khxliakhxlia3605]

I think it definitely sets the scene of the short film. Lots of movies do that.

[@glasswater5311]

My russian pen-friend would've said: pathetic.

[@brainclerk4431]

school is a child detention centre that indoctrinates the young mind until it is programmed to be subservient and never question or think spontaneously ! school teaches word magic through spellings and learning to spell using word sound frequencies that effects the bodies cellular structure through resonance ! This film was a true depiction of life inside the mind of a self worshipping media hungry soulless programmed youth , the video likes and hits make them into drug crazed " look at me im popular " junkies and i pity the coming future for humanity !

[@wardymade]

Yea but she was lucky to have that teacher, teachers these days mostly don’t recognize bullying or ignore it

[@KutWrite]

She will recognize that in a few years and bear the guilt of it forever. That is the justice.

[@abraxasjinx5207]

She wasn't actually being bullied though. Not that that detracts from the value of the teacher, but his caring could have been better spent on a child that was actually troubled (though I suspect she is a lot more troubled than she lets on).

[@therapyfilms]

this really shows the horrors of the internet and what perception and loneliness can cause

[@purplewicca1]

She's a fantastic actress because I absolutely despised her!

[@doggo9421]

Amazing

[@kitakal3754]

Yups. They say if you hate a character so much it’s cuz they played their part really well.

[@madigable2125]

You know someone’s good if you hate them based on the character they play.

[@HvnSntLv]

I am your 666th like, *Fear Me*

[@lauratude5132]

I was shocked by her cruelty

[@jax4775]

Let me just say one thing : She would get demonetized

[@No-vm7go]

She would go viral, get hate mail and probably death threats.

[@lenawilliams7278]

Yep

[@pygiana16]

Look up the word demonetize.

[@jax4775]

@@pygiana16 why?

[@intenselytired9966]

On twitch she would be promoted

[@g59tothegrave]

I felt genuinely bad for the innocent teacher, he was doing what he thought was right and moral

[@merm9894]

Fact: If you hate/ love a character in a movie they are getting a good income.

[@mr_majikku7050]

I’ve never been more angry with a fictional character in my whole life..

[@consumedbyrage5951]

Same

[@scottrussell1006]

who said it's fictional???

[@aadithewarrior2657]

@@scottrussell1006 it's a film buddy.

[@saraspiano2]

ME TOO

[@imadadam3410]

Who knew kids could be sociopathic

[@dav1d647]

the only thing I’m worried about rn is about the teacher

[@mrorlov2706]

He is dead boi

[@inayasaid5562]

@@mrorlov2706 ☹

[@thisnutswontstfu]

Ikr, like how the hell the school parties are so calm on handling this? If that happened in my school she'll exactly get expelled and we'll be always on the teacher's side, and we'd happily celebrate of her getting expelled

[@venice8488]

I know he seems so sweet

[@naomimosby5575]

Rii

[@mikelamarguerite3170]

I am a teacher. I can confirm that teen students can be nasty to their teachers, I've gone home and cried several times. Some teenagers are spoilt brats and have no values. Vendela's mother shouldn't have given her a new phone. However, the teacher in this film should never have gone to her house to save her - that job is for the police. He should have known this girl had no boundaries when he started defending her and she filmed him and made fun of him online. That was a warning sign which the teacher ignored.

[@justanopinionsincerelynoof3860]

I am sorry about your experience. No one should be punished for being a teacher. Try a teaching job in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh etc - you will be respected and shown gratitude. All the best for your future.

[@IdislikeTechnology]

Less so boundaries, it's more that she is the bully is what he should've learned--a proven ego-and-clout-driven trickster. HE was the one with no boundaries, as he did anything he could to save her--crossing his boundary where it becomes the polices job societally, like you said. He basically cared too much, where he should've learned when she tricked him the first time. He crossed his own non-existant boundary, where most ppl would've had one, having learnt from the initial rude play she enacted. I'm sorry for your experiences. This is why i could never be a teacher; i get hurt enough in normal life, let alone being around immaturity all day😅 Praises to you for doing it tho. Teachers deserve more pay than they get, with the dedication y'all have. ❤

[@mypreciousmoments8231]

8:24 I could never eat with a teacher that close...

[@crocodile1053]

Same, I would dieeee

[@red_eaglesuniverz4944]

We do in Sweden

[@JITKanno0]

@@red_eaglesuniverz4944 how often it goes wrong? (i mean, humans are what they are- how often does this familiarity and being so close in each others personal space, etc. end up in wrong relationships? Im curious about some of that statistics in your country.

[@citroni1776]

69 likes

[@ahgaseforever9170]

@@red_eaglesuniverz4944 i'm curious about how that affects teacher and student relationships too.. Do any of them end up crossing boundaries?

[@zairahnaz4126]

Who the hell would do that to a teacher who’s looking after you and making sure your looking after yourself

[@blackshogun272]

Zairah Naz evil hath no laws to stopeth it from spreading sorrow, pain, and chaos....

[@Nightmare-yx2nl]

The mom part is the worst

[@mattrader4910]

Try to look up "PSYCHOpathic Personality Disorder"

[@krislupi66]

A wanna be influencer.

[@mirnafakhoury7240]

333 nice likes keep it up let's hit 666 likes.

[@yoshi314]

i haven't seen a movie that would make me this angry in a long time.

[@zombiehead59]

I'm with you my man

[@isabelv483]

same aaaaa

[@fudgel1126]

I literally just wanna jump through the screen and give him a hug.

[@alirassi5697]

Im so angry that i just started doing the dishes for whatever reason! Man im pissed rn

[@yoshi314]

well, TIL what's the difference

[@c.hamilton]

The part where the teacher fights the student and Vendela records it was kind of a major plot twist. Not only that, but also the fact she exploited this man's suffering and the effects of mental illness to gain validity and attention from her peers is selfish and despicable. Great acting, the plot delivers a powerful message :)

[@cltaviation2318]

Indeed

[@recklessmoonchild5776]

Isn’t it funny how the bad things she did got her the outcomes she wanted

[@elijahsydney]

Basically this is the story of a person drowning, and someone diving into the water to save them. In their panic, the drowning person pulls their rescuer down into the water to try to get above it themself.

[@krystal8092]

This is a really good analogy to describe the short film wow

[@dexterford8094]

Actually, I think she is just an attention seeking psychopath. It seems the teacher died because of her so she is very dangerous to those around her.

[@loopymomy2532]

Yup this why I start to think less of helping people. Some ppl simply don’t help no matter how much they look like it.

[@akaresa1]

@Evan Koch uhhh, no. The paramedics took him away because he sliced his own wrist on the glass when he broke in to help her. He definitely went to the hospital, and was looking pretty bad from his blood loss when he was sitting on the couch. She ended up doing to him exactly what she was saying she would do to herself, just by accident. I think the extra blood on the tree at the end was to signify how much he had lost, and if so he probably died given how red the snow around it was.

[@creedstump0662]

Elijah Sydney couldnt have said it better myself

[@m.r.h5644]

felt bad for teacher, from trying to prevent bullying to gettin bullied

[@just_tyr273]

wait nvm, the girl was faking, bruh what kinda sci fi dystopian reality is sweden

[@rutvin8763]

@@just_tyr273 You do realize Sweden is as close to a utopia for the average citizen than just about any other country on the planet?

[@matthewgabbard6415]

@@rutvin8763 Unless you own a business

[@jeremiahsmith916]

As someone who’s been suicide baited in real life, I felt sick watching this. The utter defeat you feel when you realize your good intentions and empathy were abused in such a way is terrible. A heavy film but I’m glad it exists and brings attention to this topic.

[@recklessrecluse324]

The power of background music.

[@anonymousandcool]

this is why I could never teach kids, they can be so vicious and want to literally break you

[@Nightmare-yx2nl]

Don’t worry not all of us are like that. We respect our elders as they reach us how to behave and be good people and a trouble society.

[@cannon8845]

bro all u gotta say is that not al kids are the same

[@justplainweird2727]

Exactly I don’t like kids now I don’t wanna teach them when I’m older

[@thanasisathan9090]

i wouldnt let those brats toss me around id either have them expelled or id be fired

[@rosediez8510]

Y e a h . In middle school, a class made a woman cry because they kept calling her "racist" even though she was far from being a disrespectful teacher.

[@beah2952]

If this happened in real life she would've probably been bullied off the internet, disgusting.

[@dionysus3774]

In the U.S, she would've been arrested. Especially if she showed that video in class.

[@SToXC_.]

in italy, she would have to pay the teacher for defamation, damage to image, also records in public place without authorization, and also a denunciation for having posted video on youtube without his consent (unless she removed it) and ofc kicked out of school for insults to teacher oh, i forgot another one for having faked a suicide, with so ambulance wasting time.

[@glitchyguru6468]

Thank God nothing to this extreme could ever happen in real life

[@alexisspark4892]

@@glitchyguru6468 You never know. But I hope you're right.

[@halfhuman3775]

In india fucjk no need so anything

[@jackteacher1853]

I'm a teacher and set a homework assignment of reviewing a short film. One of my students sent me this. Oooof.

[@samuelforesta]

That's really uplifting isn't it?

[@eritehelf]

And this right here is why I always treat my teachers with respect. I’m grateful I’m not pressured to be popular, too

[@TotalNoobAtEverythin]

It’s sad to see a man’s kindness used against him like that. He saw himself in her and wanted to help because he didn’t have anyone there to help him. Everyone should be as kind as him if they know someone that wants to take their life. I don’t think she was faking it. I think she really was depressed, but not suicidal. She saw a weakness in Lukas’ heart and used it to make her life better. I doubt it made her any happier with herself, but we won’t know because the story ends there.

[@Henry00797]

W

[@Henry00797]

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[@Henry00797]

TotalNoobasaur s

[@Henry00797]

TotalNoobasaur w

[@mishi144]

A weakness? A kindness.

[@c.951]

So we’re just gonna ignore the fact that she calls her fans “vendelisteners”?

[@admiraldanger1419]

Jake Paulers

[@cagedtomatomilk]

La Flamers

[@c.951]

Aryan Ahmed izdeders

[@kajsaeckerstrom9758]

it's a bad translation

[@helenebarrett9956]

Kajsa Eckerströmers

[@ainakarmila6205]

As a student of a strict and a girl's school... These students will get hell for what they did.

[@XDARKGEROX]

When she disappeared from the couch and he stared at the blood in his arms, I thought he actually had slit his wrists and that was all an illusion. Damn it. Really hate that girl.

[@itslorn4400]

Did this film make anyone else really angry?

[@CT-CaptainVaughan]

Gmfu when she backstabbed him at his weak spot only the time of defendin her.....twofacin👿

[@emzzzvir982]

that video is disgusting

[@RlCHMOND]

This video is sickening

[@mlawyer2135]

Sooo angry!

[@nnamdioguejiofor7422]

😡

[@ThePanamanianMike]

I don't even what to click the like buttons because I feel so angry at the girl and bad for the teacher even though I know its not real and just a film. man such great acting

[@kdigiacomo]

The like button is for liking the video, not liking the situation in the video. *I definitely don't agree with what happened in the video but this is what kids are doing these days. Unfortunately it's a reality film.

[@J_dy.01]

Me too

[@OphiuchiChannel]

Yes its so shocking and sad

[@__yuachan9293]

yes. you see, in my school it’s typical for people to say they want to die and kids at school make fun of suicide. it’s a sad reality.

[@Rygonite]

@@__yuachan9293 before i graduated it was the same way

[@KyleLeland]

Can we all just take a moment to appreciate the fact that the Swedish word for "Principal's Office" is "Rektorsexpedition"

[@aveophr6300]

This made me hate her even more. She was so lucky to have a teacher like that.

[@kuromirarara6683]

IKR it literally made me so angry

[@MegazoneMusic23]

Same here.. Hate is a stong word but, I think dissatisfied with todays youth. SHe needs to actually have charges brought up against her.

[@stormyr.3315]

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[@stormyr.3315]

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[@therayven3147]

@@stormyr.3315 wait, WHAT???

[@bri32104]

what makes me more uncomfortable that there are ACTUALLY so much more sick minded ppl like she... its terrifying

[@daleandrewgamer3829]

Her*

[@bri32104]

@@daleandrewgamer3829 omg yea..English isn't my first language sorry for the mistake lol

[@daleandrewgamer3829]

@@bri32104 Hehe sorry too for correcting!

[@thesireen]

@Oliver Williamson oop

[@creedstump0662]

Brigitta ikr she possibly ruined her teachers life just because there was a chance of her getting famous

[@alyssajoyblack5007]

Despite how it ended he was a deeply caring teacher and that is to be commended. I suffered with severe mental illness for the short time I managed to go to high school and not a single teacher spoke up- not when they saw me starving myself to loose 1/3 of my body, not when they watched me sleep through class after class because of the starvation they knew about, not when they saw me in the deepest of distress, not one spoke up. I’m only here today because I spoke up, and I frequently wish I didn’t because it was too late for me to ever have a ‘normal’ life by the time I was hospitalised. I wish I had had a Lukas. I would never have betrayed that care.

[@greenbomb8254]

Well i atleast hope your doing well

[@gamerwhiz6847]

They may not have spoke up because they were scared of girls like Vendela.

[@symlees3357]

if this was real she'd be cancelled instantly wtf remember those twins that did a bank robbery prank?? what more something like this

[@soveryeery7725]

In the short film they’re speaking Swedish, and as a Swedish 15 year old, I can confirm this is not to far from reality in my school. Most students lack respect. In forth grade some students bullied a teacher into tears and they’re four years later still proud of it.

[@albertnortononymous9020]

Linda Stark I was about to ask if this kind of thing was a regular occurrence. Would Swedish KZbinrs tolerate and show approval for videos like the ones Vendela posted?

[@catalina3710]

OMG that's horrible.

[@annasamuel9422]

Aww :(

[@BreadMan-yd9uo]

It hits harder when you know the language they’re speaking in

[@serene4961]

Wtf why is there no discipline ?

[@shedaboi4452]

I’m not even half way through and I’m actually pissed.

[@nataliastorr8908]

Same

[@lillyyheyy6295]

Same

[@Yemmi]

It gets a lot worse at the end

[@angelatobanana]

Same!! I literally stopped because I couldn’t watch the poor teacher be deceived

[@Kinoable]

Yeah the worst ending evrr I regret watching this

[@poshpa738]

Imagine betraying the people who are loyal to you. Some people really just use others as their latter instead of making one themselves

[@belieall9974]

same people that would abandon their dogs, the most loyal creatures in the world

[@xzage7343]

The way this film brings out so many different emotions is amazing.

[@Lisa-kv7px]

The teacher is going to have trust issues his whole life

[@Lauritonas]

you know he killed himself in the video right?

[@no.6854]

He hung himself......

[@rottingmang0]

jamie Age WHAT NO HE DIDNT

[@no.6854]

@@rottingmang0 I'm not gonna explain my reasoning

[@rottingmang0]

jamie Age DUDE NOOOO JEJSJSJDJD I LOVED HIM

[@saddogofwisdom8103]

poor teacher tried to help a student who he thought was depressed but was actually pretending to be depressed for fame and ruined his life :(

[@katakittykat55]

Wow, thanks for ruining the whole film 🙄🙄🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

[@saddogofwisdom8103]

Holly Lee never read comments before finishing the film, that’s your fault

[@katakittykat55]

@@saddogofwisdom8103 I definitely watched it before reading the comments. It's like the main rule with Omeletto. I was being sarcastic because we obviously didn't need you to tell us what happened.

[@visa9313]

@@katakittykat55 thats on you for scrolling through the comments. Just enjoy the damn film.

[@valeriesndvl9581]

ended* his life to save a life that was faked

[@elina7338]

This pissed me off to another level .... image how traumatized the poor teacher must be

[@sketchydistortion746]

oh my god i need a part two, this is the most intrigued I've been in a while

[@Aliceinwonderland111]

I’m so shocked... how can she be so heartless and unfeeling? Does she not get the gravity of what she did at all?? Great film!! Felt so bad for the teacher who was only trying to help..

[@JOBRAIL1]

Lukas should have sent her to a pro. His desire to be helpful carried a lot of unintended consequences

[@Aliceinwonderland111]

Agreed

[@TheDxbrown]

Scary thing is that some kids are so mentally and emotionally immature that they understand and agree with what she did to gain popularity.

[@sophia-jd8po]

Alexandra Rivera when you’re depressed, you believe that everyone is better off without you. and you believe it strongly .

[@strangeanimations588]

You can tell she has second thoughts but immediately pushes them away when reminded of her fame. Sadly, I don't understand how she could do this in the first place since she was broken inside too.

[@amahler03]

I teach middle school. Unfortunately, this felt very real in a sense. Making fun of teachers is 'cool' to some students. No matter the consequences. I've had days like that, where you feel like you can't win or get through to a student, despite the effort. I once taught in a school that had zero respect for elders or authority. And admin did nothing to remedy it. There, I once had an entire class laugh at me because I was getting onto them about cleaning up their messes. They said I looked funny when I was frustrated. I felt defeated and I quit teaching them that day. I usually don't let children's jabs impact me. But that day, I gave up. It wasn't until I moved to a better district that my love for teaching was reignited. But, the point is, yes, there are students/classes/schools like this. And that's why teaching has become the punchline of many jokes.

[@albertnortononymous9020]

amahler03 It’s because of the divide between teacher and student-the “us vs. them” mentality. That’s just what happens when people are forced to go/be somewhere against their will-they WILL fight back.

[@psychegoddessoflight6360]

amahler03 Stay strong and remember how important the work you do is. The reward comes years later when a grown student recognizes you in a store, stops you and asks for a hug and tells you how you impacted them in ways they only realized with time. With teachers, maybe it comes at graduation time. 🍎🌷💙 (I wasn't a teacher, but a therapist for kids in a clinical school setting...and middle schoolers really are the most difficult: trying on new identities, testing boundaries, and desperate for peer approval)

[@fragile7050]

​@@psychegoddessoflight6360 a hug and a smile after my ruined mental and physical health? No, thank you. Educational system needs a serious upgrade. I worked as a teacher, but in Russia. And now I see that we all have the same problem. But I have to agree with you on one thing. Working with teens really is a joy some days, especially when you feel like you can help them. However, those kids, who enjoy mocking and bullying teachers... I don't want a hug. I want to be able do my job and be mentally safe. English is not my first language as you may guess, sorry if there are any mistakes.

[@psychegoddessoflight6360]

Nb Gueta Only bc my "teachers" were exceptionally good to me, and I try to honor them by sharing the lessons I've learned...as painful as the lessons were. That's a badge I'll wear with pride, so thank you ☺️. My goodness, this is a bitter crowd--I hope it was just the sour taste left in our mouths after this video. Something all wise teachers know is that you may very well never see the seeds you plant bloom...you just have to trust you did the best you could and allow time and experience to do the rest. Teachers who go into the profession expecting to see immediate results are always unfulfilled and often turn resentful--it's not about us. It's about the kids.

[@arifajamal680]

So sorry to hear this. I thought it was a fiction . What is wrong with our upbringing. Loss of respect for elders and teachers..who to blame Parents teachers system ?

[@shaonibanerjee8042]

Sadly, in today's world teaching is a very thankless job. And i 100% blame the parents. why? because when i was a kid and if a teacher would scold me because i did something wrong and i complain to my mother that i got scolded in school today, she would first ask me what did you do wrong? And today, god forbid if i scold a student, the next day their parents will come down to the school demanding how dare i scold their kid. Please, stop making your kids so so entitled. a little bit of respect for elders will not kill them. a lesson or two on manners and discipline will not destroy them. please parents, do not spoil your kids to the point of no return. In a PTM, many many parents laughingly tell me "ma'm my kid doesn't listen to me. actually he is bit pampered and a bit moody. my kid listenes to you. I may have given birth to him but its you teachers who are raising them." no, no offend, but no. Raise your own damn kid. its your responsibility.

[@mannajacobc.2269]

Really? Thankfully my parents have taught me to respect elders And my mum has told ALL my teachers to feel free to yell at me if I'm doing something wrong

[@gracie.h7405]

She played that role amazingly because when I say I despise her !!!

[@SteelCitySavage.]

This should have been in Black Mirror

[@lenawilliams7278]

Wat

[@gracewelch2103]

All of their videos should’ve on black mirror

[@andrewpereira888]

Jenner Cris no not really at all actually

[@gracewelch2103]

linkmaze most of them have a black mirror vibe if you don’t think so then just don’t say anything

[@firstlastname5853]

Jenner Cris umm no tf makes you think this is sci-fi?black mirror is sci-fi but this ain’t so get your facts straight

[@lee_gamer2980]

Vendela: cuts legs Mom: it’s that damn phone

[@saghar4831]

lee_gamer the mom ain’t wrong...

[@aaaa-fj3wh]

@@saghar4831 true

[@tacowolf9623]

lee_gamer omg yesssssss so trueee

[@teejsteele1731]

well.... the phones usually are the problem. but i get what you mean

[@foofi8erz785]

Ehh her lack of self-respect and her suicidal behaviour comes from the feeling of being less liked online and by her peers so yeah it is the damn phone... Mothers (or well parents or guardians in general) aren't always wrong when they blame the phone for their pathetic child's miserable behaviour

[@singularbubble7558]

This is probably one of the most powerful short films ive ever seen. The content this channel produces is truly incredible and emotionally moving. Definitely subscribing at the very, very least.

[@aliciaskinner199]

Alot of people are misreading her character. She wasn't faking in the beginning, although she was using it for attention. The cuts on her thighs were real and hidden, her mom actually smashed her phone, she genuinely sought out the teacher at first for help. When she started filming him, she saw an out. She saw a way to make everyone quit hating her so she turned on him. Her pain was real but she masked it with an act. People are calling her a sociopath like it's a reason to hate the character, but sociopathy is a real mental illness and is often difficult to understand or empathize with. She used his mental illness to up her social status, because she is sick. She isn't a normal person just being cruel for the sake of it like the bully in the beginning. She has real depression and other problems that she took out on that poor teacher. He did not deserve what happened to him and what she did was wrong but people will do desperate things at their lowest, especially developing teenagers. Everyone is saying she's the reason mentally ill people aren't taken seriously but in reality they are the reason people like her don't get real treatment.

[@blimjones]

Thanks a lot. I didn't see it in that way. We mostly let our angry to blind us.

[@rv.9658]

"Disturbing" is maybe the scariest word in the English language

[@brote3n249]

Nah. Homework is way worse

[@anonymeese]

Ikr it's like in a video, if someone call s something disturbing it immediately becomes scary, even if it wasn't before

[@deobeesie369]

It’s supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

[@deobeesie369]

@Scarabeoid lol I was jk

[@deobeesie369]

@Scarabeoid noice

[@midnight_blue_moon]

Admittedly by the end I really just wanted to know why the tree was bleeding

[@lesklospleskos7198]

teacher hanged himself there, you can hear the rope

[@iopicat]

@@lesklospleskos7198 I thought he killed himself in Vendela's house, since it was on her video

[@sk3eba962]

@@iopicat where?

[@laramieunderwood6572]

Same the whole time it made no sense 😂

[@amandak4148]

I believe it’s symbolism

[@awakeningdaylight9238]

you know sometimes you have to read the comments before you watch the whole video

[@wowowo2887]

watching someone getting bullied bullying someone else is a trip. a bad one

[@lilyblair1641]

All the teacher was trying to do was help and she made him feel like he was a loser and was just trying to make him look crazy for views. The thing that I hate the most is that there are people out there in the world who would go to this extent just to have fame and likes on videos. 😤🙄

[@veggiesaremurder]

You know what, though? The majority of people would be absolutely disgusted if they saw these videos. KZbin viewers are pretty good at keeping content creators in check when they cross a major line, and she crossed several that even other teenagers would be appalled by. Granted, this is a film, and was meant to be extreme, but it did do a good job of addressing two things: the effects of bullying on adolescents, and the overwhelming desire of young people to be accepted, even at the cost of their own health, morals, and sense of humanity.

[@birb2197]

Everyone just wants to smack her, but keep in mind, she’s an actor and is really good at it

[@singletnt]

Facts. I respect the actress, but I do not respect the student.

[@tovarischkarno4390]

@@emarivera6704 I don't think 'actor' is gendered

[@artiejj]

Too good at it.

[@Sueci]

"I want to smack the fictional character that is portrayed in this short film"

[@elviejodelabolsa8263]

@@tovarischkarno4390 it is.

[@ralexandra1058]

Interesting premise, great acting and setting.. thank you for uploading and providing a wide variety of short films. I could easily spend all day watching them.

[@ljgarrison6910]

Wow, what a production! Heart was up and down, back and forth, awesome

[@Euthyphros]

In summary: bullied girl takes advantage of her teacher that's trying to help her by filming him without context and uploading it on KZbin so she gets popular and stops getting bullied. The teacher despite that still tries to help her by showing her mother a video tutorial of her daughter teaching people how to cut themselves. The mother loses control and breaks her phone, then realizes what she had done. The teacher immediately feels bad as he watches Vendela lock herself in her room with her mother crying at the other side. The teacher sees Vendela trying to commit suicide at a school play and chases after her. But she has already left. He calls her from home and she says she's going to kill herself. The teacher rushes to her home and dials 911 on the way. He gets to her home and breaks the door down and accidentally stabbing his arm trough the glass. He sees Vendela in the bathroom tub with her wrists split open and carries her to the sofa. He tries to stop the bleeding by grabbing a towel from the bathroom. He goes back and sees that she is gone and notices that his wrist is bleeding due to the glass he shattered. He realizes that he has fallen into another trap. Vendela set it all up as a "prank". He sits on the sofa as paramedics arrive and carry him away while she's filming. She uploads her video with slight hessetation and goes to bed later. Going to school next day she has become increasingly popular with her classmates, but there's one thing missing. Her old teacher didn't come to school. As her substitute teacher calls her to show her film she smiles and agrees. (MY THEORY) The tree that was shown bleeding before is a symbol the old teacher hung himself at the end.

[@user-ni7ui1nk8p]

zapp blood doesn’t come from a hanging

[@Krissinator]

@@user-ni7ui1nk8p There was the birch tree that was bleeding for no reason when he was walking through the woods earlier that day.. Maybe it symbolizes old wounds being opened or something?

[@nataliastorr8908]

Maybe i think yeah sadly

[@aapoh5298]

I think the tree is foreshadowing what will happen

[@nataliastorr8908]

@@aapoh5298 ya agreed

[@clumsybugg]

This was a rollercoaster. I went from feeling bad to hating her to feeling bad to hating her again. I bet she's a sweet girl in real life so I won't let her acting determine the way I view her as a person. She's rlly good tho!

[@hansandhispanzerfaust6236]

You know they are a good actor when you despise them

[@naturicgamer7440]

This is still happening in the world. People always torture other people for fame. And if I ever become something inhuman. I’ll be out to get them.

[@moonhead5935]

I really enjoyed this film actually, although like everybody else, I despised the girls actions. However I think this is a statement on the glorification of mental illness online, and also how people use sensitive topics for fame... this girl was dragged into the pit of desperation. And a genuine, kind hearted man had to pay for it. A very powerful film.

[@paehlovesyou3694]

She said: just psychopath tingz 😌🤳🏻

[@ZebrazRus]

The Vendela Effect: When you remember someone as suicidal but really they were just playing you the whole time.

[@DeoNathaniel]

Lol, good one

[@anaalina5964]

She did cut her thighs tho

[@abbashaidari8313]

She WAS really suicidal.. she did that, just so she can fit in

[@artstheticallyours]

She was depressed and not content, she was not in the suicidal stage, she was using her sadness to finally feel happy

[@ChoaticPotato]

Then once you actually get that way, nobody would believe you.

[@chuckandmax7313]

That’s what I love about these videos, they are all so raw and disturbing.

[@sophiaxu8715]

I first saw this video 3 years ago - I was 12 when I started cutting. I'm watching it again at 15 and I've been clean for almost a week. watching this somehow brings me a sense of closure. I'm sorry to everyone who has gone through misfortunes in their life. I support all of you and hope that I can update this comment one day announcing that I've been clean for decades. we can do this.

[@blehbleh-bleh2840]

i mean dont teachers have the damn right to scold and suspend a brat like that goddamn bully? how are teachers not taken seriously in some places??

[@shineayandrews1869]

Guess you've never seen how teachers are treated in urban areas. Plenty of stuff on youtube of horror stories.

[@kaylynne3748]

Sadly, it’s not just urban areas. It’s many... society treats teachers badly (especially in the US) and we are often the punchline of jokes. Treat us like a joke when you’re an adult, what behavior will your child model? I’ve been teaching a long time, in areas teachers were respected and some where they are not. You can feel the difference in the room... that’s why most quit after 5 years, we go to school longer than most people who make more money to enrich kids lives. But if the kids don’t even care, then how can we justify staying? I still teach, I love what I do, but my heart hurts for this portrayal because it’s too real.

[@blehbleh-bleh2840]

@@kaylynne3748 that's just too heartbreaking..I don't understand why it is so in the US,I really dont..and I wish it weren't like that. It was really hard for me to believe that teachers are being treated like this,it's practically bullying!! Where I come from,I can say that as a student, teachers are given respect(bullying of this sort is totally out of the question),though society doesn't really regard the profession very highly. This video really angered my core..it's just too wrong. I hope you find the right places to teach, and it's a fact that as hard as it is to find a good teacher,it's VERY hard to find a good student. I wish that you keep loving your work, because believe me when I say, for the sake of learning and for all things good,we need good teachers in this world.

[@mohammadfarhat422]

@@blehbleh-bleh2840 In South Asia, students won't get the chance to make fun of their teachers bc the teachers can freely beat up kids and many parents specifically instruct teachers to beat their kids when they misbehave. American Middle Schools are the most horrible place to be in. But at least in High School advanced classes, the students are nice. I am a High School Senior and I heard some stories about how one of the chillest teacher turned into the strictest one in one of the Freshman class during my Sophmore year. It's so sad how kids in many countries get the luxury, that all South Asians students want, of never getting beat up by their teachers, yet they don't appreciate it. Kids each year are getting worse as they are getting more and more freedom and leeway.

[@giovannarossi2274]

@@kaylynne3748 uhhh for me i live in the US it’s not that bad we aren’t aloud to have phones in class and can get suspended or kicked out easily no one disrespects teachers like that at least in my experience and ofc there are ppl who do but they get in trouble for it i’ve never disrespected any adult othor then my parents or my aunts from when i was little

[@nikkilocklear6534]

I give props to him honestly. He was so caring for her and she pranked him. i know this is just a film XD but it makes me mad at the girl.

[@hannijazz3276]

@@aproe610 that's not just bullying, that's straight up manipulation and spreading lies, which is a criminal offense in many countries.

[@MoriTK]

the thing is people accually do similar things irl to people which is accually mad

[@Woohchaiell]

Spoiler alert?? Yeesh!

[@nikkilocklear6534]

@@Woohchaiell Why you looking in the comments before watching lol

[@dmmoctober]

Cmon tho he needs to get her straight down the head teachers office!!!

[@natalieuniverse1206]

I have never been so disgusted because of a short film before. This is amazing acting! I love it! I love that I felt so unwell and disgusted!

[@RolandoMoralesD]

The story moves our feelings from caring about the girl to despising her. It is so convincing that I'd give them both an acting award. Brilliant!

[@shabibmahab]

That moment where he looks down to see a handful of people looking up at him taking videos is unsettling to say the least. People are so creepy.

[@KlimningPB2]

I didn't know I could hate fictional characters so much.

[@nataliastorr8908]

Ikr

[@JustMissie]

We all get that feeling

[@cococovers1333]

then you havent seen dolores umbridge if you think this is bad

[@redphillips3924]

The sort of response that tells you the talented little actor has hit her target.

[@melina4433]

I FEEL SO SAD FOR THAT TEACHER OMG

[@eddietucker3334]

Scary! An excellent update of "Bad Seed" and others.

[@latishabrown6911]

IN REAL LIFE THE POLICE VERIFICATION WOULD'VE BEEN AT VANDELA'S DOOR 24HOURS AFTER SHE POSTED, ARRESTED HER & TOOK HER TO JUVENILE HALL.

[@TheDxbrown]

Maybe not in Sweden.

[@mariamnasser8807]

TheDxbrown why not she was promoting self harm and suicide

[@TheDxbrown]

Mariam Nasser the laws are different around the world. Maybe in Sweden the cops don’t have that kind of power. I’ve never been there, but I know that in some countries police don’t have free reign to just terrorize people like they do in the States, no matter how obvious the infraction is.

[@souvlaki._]

You wish

[@slothz1017]

tf???

[@lionboy7764]

HE WAS TRYING TO HELP HER AND SHE SAYS THE BULLY WAS HER FRIEND OMG WHAT AN EVIL PERSON

[@KelineChannel]

Well, everytime that I miss my school teaching days, I'll rewatch this short film. Poor teacher. 😔

[@cowbearrie]

videos rarely make me cry but im losing it, ive never felt so bad for a character before. if lukas was real id give him the biggest hug..

[@782cuf6]

Omeleto is probably the most underrated youtube channel there so professional and get no fame its annoying

[@crook7493]

Skripty Rekt they don’t make the films

[@jvnfkfgmvjvfmvkf]

i hope you know they don't make the films

[@souvlaki._]

They have 2 million subscribers... and they don't make the films.

[@hope2046]

jo-ann are you serious?? ...

[@jvnfkfgmvjvfmvkf]

@@hope2046 yes, i am. did you not know that?

[@palsp666]

Words cause scars and create insecurities, your words may take 5 seconds to say / type but years to heal from. Bullying is never ok.

[@combine8269]

my poopie go pfffffffffffffftrrrrrrrbrtttttttttrrttttttttttttttvvvvvvvshhhhhh

[@PeachPunk1694]

True dat broski

[@PeachPunk1694]

@Saxxony Ger true but it still isnt right about what she did

[@qabriuu9900]

@@narwa3991 the bullies deserve being bullied instead.

[@moon-pw1bi]

@@qabriuu9900 thats what he said.

[@bockgirl]

Another home run. Perfectly acted, beautifully filmed, engrossing story.

[@mcxd4163]

That teacher was being so nice to her, what a back stabber

[@lHawkel]

I get that the point of the movie is about social media and internet fame, but damn. Just like the boy who cried wolf, one day when the girl actually kill herself, there would be no one to help. I sure hope everyone can be like this teacher and do their best, even if it means getting pranked, instead of just ignore teens who actually need help.

[@niladrichakravarty9140]

No

[@JOBRAIL1]

Lukas should have sent her to a pro. His desire to be helpful carried a lot of unintended consequences

[@MM-zt4oe]

Rose Night Teacher still talked with her mom even after she embarrassed him Did you even watch ?

[@rachelparker370]

@@JOBRAIL1 This is right. On seeing that first video he should have sent her straight to a psychologist and kept well away.

[@hellohowareyou9745]

I understand that Lukas shouldn't have helped, but it was personal to him, so he couldn't not help.

[@reginakostuch3791]

I literally am so appalled by her actions. Suicide is not a joke or a prank. I have what feels like so many friends who were once suicidal.

[@Neophyte_me]

Why a serious problem is a joke for someone in real life also... depression is something... it should not be underestimated (●__●)

[@arleneg4640]

This film has really made me feel attached, in today’s society there can be some heartless people who don’t really care about others feelings and i just wanted to say this film has made me cry it has really touched my heart there something about how it was created how the teacher really cared for her and she just used him . Just Wow it’s unbelievable