Film shown in school - Opinions please

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My dd has been quite upset about a film she watched in school yesterday (Nanny McPhee). She is 4. She says Nanny McPhee (the character) scared her. DD says she told a teacher but was told that she would have to watch it because everyone else was.

Now, I've never watched it so I can't easily pass judgement. But I have looked it up and its a PG. The definition of a PG is it shouldn't contain scenes of a disturbing nature for 8+ but for younger and more sensitive viewers parents should decide whether it is suitable. She hates even scarey bits in the disney films! We've not yet introduced her to not animated films for this very reason, she scares very easily and then doesn't sleep and goes on and on about it for days.

What I don't know is whether to let it lie or say something when we go back at the beginning of next term. DH and I both feel that given her reaction and the fact she actually told a teacher that she should have been allowed to do something else in a different classroom (colouring or whatever). She certainly shouldn't have been made to watch it if it was disturbing her because she's well under 8 and it was clearly unsuitable for her.

But am I just being PFB?

Well it's a shame that a teacher has that attitude and personally I wouldn't be sending any child of mine to the class of that teacher, particularly for thier first year in school.

As for stories, yes little ones do come up with some great ones and can be incredibly inventive! I once heard from my LO a huge story about how he'd been sent to the Head Teacher because he'd been naughty. I went in unimpressed that I hadn't been told about it and set up a meeting with the Head, where I was then told that it had never happened. My LO then eventually told me that he'd made it up.