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A Better Man

Following a series of intimate conversations between a former couple who lived through two years of domestic abuse, A Better Man infuses new energy and possibility into the movement to end violence against women.

Director

Lawrence Jackman, Attiya Khan

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

ONF | NFB,TVO

Awards

3 nominations

Homepage

https://www.nfb.ca/film/better_man/

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(projector running) - A Better Man

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- Jenny, you let us
know, start babbling. - A Better Man

- Jenny, you let us know, start babbling.

So the first question
is to describe - A Better Man

So the first question is to describe

- Yeah. You had saucer
eyes for me. (laughing) - A Better Man

- Yeah. You had saucer eyes for me. (laughing)

I remember you were
wearing all black. - A Better Man

I remember you were wearing all black.

Just a girl I wanted
to get to know. - A Better Man

Just a girl I wanted to get to know.

I mean the reason I asked
the first question is the day - A Better Man

I mean the reason I asked the first question is the day

- I didn't wanna
let go of that day. - A Better Man

- I didn't wanna let go of that day.

- I didn't think
you'd actually show up - A Better Man

- I didn't think you'd actually show up

(soft music) - A Better Man

(melodramatic music) - A Better Man

(melodramatic music)

I couldn't believe
you agreed to discuss - A Better Man

I couldn't believe you agreed to discuss

(soft music) - A Better Man

(soft music) - A Better Man

Now I know I remember, - A Better Man

Now I know I remember,

May I ask you if, - A Better Man

May I ask you if,

- No. It was, - A Better Man

- You know, you were my
first real girlfriend. - A Better Man

- You know, you were my first real girlfriend.

(Steve exhales loudly) - A Better Man

(Steve exhales loudly)

- No, I just know
that it wasn't good. - A Better Man

- No, I just know that it wasn't good.

- If you were to think back, - A Better Man

- If you were to think back,

That's the stuff that
never leaves your mind. - A Better Man

That's the stuff that never leaves your mind.

I don't really remember hitting - A Better Man

I don't really remember hitting

- And do you think
that there's any, - A Better Man

- And do you think that there's any,

Like did anything, do you
feel like it was something, - A Better Man

Like did anything, do you feel like it was something,

- I can't remember
there being any, - A Better Man

- I can't remember there being any,

I, clearly haven't
remembered this. - A Better Man

I, clearly haven't remembered this.

How would you have preferred
the relationship to be? - A Better Man

How would you have preferred the relationship to be?

- Well, we'd still be
together, wouldn't we? - A Better Man

- Well, we'd still be together, wouldn't we?

(women greeting each other) - A Better Man

(women greeting each other)

I'm gonna give you a
list of numbers actually, - A Better Man

I'm gonna give you a list of numbers actually,

But if you leave me a message, - A Better Man

But if you leave me a message,

- But this is the
Assaulted Woman's Helpline - A Better Man

- But this is the Assaulted Woman's Helpline

So if you're, you know, - A Better Man

So if you're, you know,

I wanted to know if the memories - A Better Man

I wanted to know if the memories

I remember when I asked if
you would see a counselor, - A Better Man

I remember when I asked if you would see a counselor,

- So Steve, - A Better Man

I really did have, - A Better Man

I really did have,

There's lots of things to be, - A Better Man

There's lots of things to be,

Injustice, unfairness, you know, - A Better Man

Injustice, unfairness, you know,

What are your
thoughts about how you - A Better Man

What are your thoughts about how you

Um, anger, there's,
um, there's arguments, - A Better Man

Um, anger, there's, um, there's arguments,

- So if we have a
conversation with Attiya, - A Better Man

- So if we have a conversation with Attiya,

What difference do you
think it might make - A Better Man

What difference do you think it might make

- Yeah, and some of the behavior - A Better Man

- Yeah, and some of the behavior

So, looking honestly
at the abuse, - A Better Man

So, looking honestly at the abuse,

What are some of the things
that you remember doing? - A Better Man

What are some of the things that you remember doing?

What are the things
that stand out for you? - A Better Man

What are the things that stand out for you?

And there's probably
stuff she remembers - A Better Man

And there's probably stuff she remembers

- [Tod] Yeah, yeah.
Were there names? - A Better Man

- [Tod] Yeah, yeah. Were there names?

- Do you remember what
some of those names were? - A Better Man

- Do you remember what some of those names were?

- I'm absolutely positive
that it got worse - A Better Man

- I'm absolutely positive that it got worse

But more it's, - A Better Man

Is there any particular incident
that stands out for you? - A Better Man

Is there any particular incident that stands out for you?

- Would you be willing to
talk about one of them? - A Better Man

- Would you be willing to talk about one of them?

- You know, almost every
instance was unbelievable. - A Better Man

- You know, almost every instance was unbelievable.

These things only take place in, - A Better Man

These things only take place in,

- And when you say she fainted, - A Better Man

- And when you say she fainted,

You know, these things - A Better Man

You know, these things

And so do you remember what
the conversation was about? - A Better Man

And so do you remember what the conversation was about?

I think I woke up
and I don't know - A Better Man

I think I woke up and I don't know

- [Tod] So when you say
tossing her off the bed, - A Better Man

- [Tod] So when you say tossing her off the bed,

- What's your thoughts
about what was going on - A Better Man

- What's your thoughts about what was going on

- Well, obviously I never
want it to happen again. - A Better Man

- Well, obviously I never want it to happen again.

Um, how do I make up for this? - A Better Man

Um, how do I make up for this?

- [Tod] What were
some of the things - A Better Man

- [Tod] What were some of the things

I always tried the best I could - A Better Man

I always tried the best I could

But it all becomes null and void - A Better Man

But it all becomes null and void

So it just cancels
out everything - A Better Man

So it just cancels out everything

'Cause what were you
realizing afterwards - A Better Man

'Cause what were you realizing afterwards

- (deep exhale) Well, - A Better Man

- (deep exhale) Well,

The last thing you really want, - A Better Man

The last thing you really want,

Was that something that you
were willing to acknowledge, - A Better Man

Was that something that you were willing to acknowledge,

- [Tod] What's it like for
you to acknowledge that, - A Better Man

- [Tod] What's it like for you to acknowledge that,

- When you look back, - A Better Man

- When you look back,

- Well, after an
event you would always - A Better Man

- Well, after an event you would always

- No, that's when
you start trying - A Better Man

- No, that's when you start trying

- [Tod] Kind of like the hallow - A Better Man

- [Tod] Kind of like the hallow

- [Tod] And what were some
of those that you did? - A Better Man

- [Tod] And what were some of those that you did?

- Well, of course that
things will change or - A Better Man

- Well, of course that things will change or

But what's interesting is
that when I say these things, - A Better Man

But what's interesting is that when I say these things,

So I don't understand
that cycle for me. - A Better Man

So I don't understand that cycle for me.

I had just finished
working a shift in a club, - A Better Man

I had just finished working a shift in a club,

I remember feeling your
hands around my neck. - A Better Man

I remember feeling your hands around my neck.

I remember thinking, - A Better Man

I remember thinking,

I thought, how am
I supposed to work - A Better Man

I thought, how am I supposed to work

But then I realized
I could do it, - A Better Man

But then I realized I could do it,

And with that thought, - A Better Man

And with that thought,

- So Attiya, - A Better Man

A lot of that conversation
focused around - A Better Man

A lot of that conversation focused around

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Following a series of intimate conversations between a former couple who lived through two years of domestic abuse, A Better Man infuses new energy and possibility into the movement to end violence against women.

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Director: Lawrence Jackman, Attiya Khan

Writer: Lawrence Jackman, Attiya Khan, Attiya Khan

Production: ONF | NFB,TVO

Genre: documentary

Year: 2017

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Nov 2019

Awards: 3 nominations

Homepage: https://www.nfb.ca/film/better_man/