• Harassment A mother shares the video of her son asking to die to raise awareness of the effects of bullying

Quaden Bayles

, the disabled boy who became known when he suffered an episode of bullying and his mother decided to record him on video to raise public awareness, has landed a role as an actor in the movie

Mad Max: Furiosa.

Bayles was born with a type of dwarfism known as achondroplasia.

In 2020 he suffered an episode of bullying and his mother, Yarraka, decided to upload a video to social networks to raise awareness among the population about the

suffering that it entails

, since her son was a victim of it due to the cruelty of his classmates regarding his disability. .

In the video, which went viral,

Bayles appeared sobbing uncontrollably and asking to kill himself

.

In addition, his mother could be heard saying, "I just picked up my son from school and witnessed bullying. I want people to know that this is the effect of bullying."

The video was seen by many celebrities, including Australian filmmaker

George Miller

, known for being the creator of the

Mad Max

saga .

After seeing the shocking testimony, he was moved and decided to contact the family to offer her a small role in one of his films,

Three Thousand Years of Longing

', which will be released soon.

Recently, as reported recently by CNN, Miller has assured that

Bayles will also have a role in the prequel to 'Mad Max: Furiosa'

, which will be released in 2024.

This is not the first time that a person with a disability has worked alongside Miller in the saga.

He had also given

Quentin Keinihan

an opportunity , an Australian actor who died in 2018 and suffered from 'crystal bone' disease, as well as being known for being an activist in favor of people with disabilities in the cinema.

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