My Bodyguard

Terrorized in the toilets? Chased after school? Shaken down for your lunch money? Get a bodyguard!

My Bodyguard (1980) follows a new student at an inner-city high school who hires a feared classmate for protection from a relentless bully. As an uneasy alliance forms, both teenagers confront reputations, isolation, and the cost of standing apart from the crowd. This coming-of-age drama blends adolescent anxiety and moral reckoning in a grounded study of courage, loyalty, and self-respect.