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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

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N/A

Production

ONF | NFB,TVO

Awards

3 nominations

Homepage

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

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And sometimes people
who have been harmed - A Better Man

And sometimes people who have been harmed

- Well, the first
thing I think of is - A Better Man

- Well, the first thing I think of is

And it's one of the incidents - A Better Man

And it's one of the incidents

It was just sort of
one of those days - A Better Man

It was just sort of one of those days

You know, I feel like
it got to a point - A Better Man

You know, I feel like it got to a point

I mean, I remember mostly
just a lot of swearing, - A Better Man

I mean, I remember mostly just a lot of swearing,

But, you know, I
remember at one point, - A Better Man

But, you know, I remember at one point,

But I remember there being, - A Better Man

But I remember there being,

- I remember being
against that wall - A Better Man

- I remember being against that wall

So at that point I just remember - A Better Man

So at that point I just remember

You know I remember, you
know, I'd be crying and, - A Better Man

You know I remember, you know, I'd be crying and,

And I don't remember
who gave it to me - A Better Man

And I don't remember who gave it to me

And I remember you grabbed it - A Better Man

And I remember you grabbed it

- I mean, I was afraid, - A Better Man

- I mean, I was afraid,

- [Tod] What was
it like living with - A Better Man

- [Tod] What was it like living with

- (deep exhale) You know,
it was, it was very, - A Better Man

- (deep exhale) You know, it was, it was very,

But there, yeah, I just felt
like there was nothing that, - A Better Man

But there, yeah, I just felt like there was nothing that,

- [Tod] Steve, I'm wondering
if you'd be willing - A Better Man

- [Tod] Steve, I'm wondering if you'd be willing

- She was terrified of me - A Better Man

- She was terrified of me

- [Practitioner] Bring
awareness to the throat, - A Better Man

- [Practitioner] Bring awareness to the throat,

The forehead, - A Better Man

- I am so angry at times, - A Better Man

- I am so angry at times,

I feel sorry for
you and then guilty, - A Better Man

I feel sorry for you and then guilty,

(coat zipper zipping) - A Better Man

(coat zipper zipping)

Sorry. (laughing) - A Better Man

Sorry. (laughing)

- [Dad] A vigil is - A Better Man

- [Dad] A vigil is

- [Dad] I think this
is probably Michael. - A Better Man

- [Dad] I think this is probably Michael.

Hi there. It's a
White Ribbon Campaign, - A Better Man

Hi there. It's a White Ribbon Campaign,

(man whistling) - A Better Man

(man whistling)

Were you yelling during
that time, or screaming? - A Better Man

Were you yelling during that time, or screaming?

I think I was silent, you know. - A Better Man

I think I was silent, you know.

- I remember sort of, - A Better Man

- I remember sort of,

- [Tod] How many
times do you think - A Better Man

- [Tod] How many times do you think

- [Tod] And then what
happened in this incident? - A Better Man

- [Tod] And then what happened in this incident?

- So our faces were
really close and I was, - A Better Man

- So our faces were really close and I was,

I just felt bruised everywhere, - A Better Man

I just felt bruised everywhere,

And I'm lying there
and I'm thinking, - A Better Man

And I'm lying there and I'm thinking,

Stop. I can't, - A Better Man

And I remember that's when
I think I kind of was, - A Better Man

And I remember that's when I think I kind of was,

And then I do
remember you crying, - A Better Man

And then I do remember you crying,

But in that moment when I opened
my eyes up and I was done, - A Better Man

But in that moment when I opened my eyes up and I was done,

Like you can't do
this to me anymore. - A Better Man

Like you can't do this to me anymore.

- [Tod] Had Steve ever
said he's sorry before? - A Better Man

- [Tod] Had Steve ever said he's sorry before?

- By this point, - A Better Man

- By this point,

It was, I mean, I
remember, like in my mind - A Better Man

It was, I mean, I remember, like in my mind

- Well, it's like - A Better Man

- Well, it's like

It's like it doesn't have any, - A Better Man

It's like it doesn't have any,

At the time I remember thinking, - A Better Man

At the time I remember thinking,

It wasn't necessarily that
I thought I was responsible - A Better Man

It wasn't necessarily that I thought I was responsible

But you have to
stand up somehow and, - A Better Man

But you have to stand up somehow and,

And you have to have
a voice somehow, - A Better Man

And you have to have a voice somehow,

There was nothing left really, - A Better Man

There was nothing left really,

- And I didn't know what a good, - A Better Man

- And I didn't know what a good,

This is what your boyfriend does - A Better Man

This is what your boyfriend does

- [Tod] What are you hearing
in what Attiya's saying? - A Better Man

- [Tod] What are you hearing in what Attiya's saying?

- It makes sense now, the glass, - A Better Man

- It makes sense now, the glass,

And at that junction, - A Better Man

And at that junction,

I don't remember how much anger - A Better Man

I don't remember how much anger

- [Tod] Can you
handle her talking - A Better Man

- [Tod] Can you handle her talking

And at that point,
like I was really weak - A Better Man

And at that point, like I was really weak

And so I remember just
stopping and looking at him. - A Better Man

And so I remember just stopping and looking at him.

And then he turned me around - A Better Man

And then he turned me around

- [Tod] Steve, do
you remember that? - A Better Man

- [Tod] Steve, do you remember that?

- It's where you
put your hands on, - A Better Man

- It's where you put your hands on,

So it was just something
that was easy to do - A Better Man

So it was just something that was easy to do

And my neck was so
swollen and used to it - A Better Man

And my neck was so swollen and used to it

(disbelieving laugh)
Oh god, oh god. - A Better Man

(disbelieving laugh) Oh god, oh god.

(big exhale) It's the form
of violence that I feel like, - A Better Man

(big exhale) It's the form of violence that I feel like...

Like when someone has
their hands around you, - A Better Man

Like when someone has their hands around you,

And I always thought, fuck,
this is the way I'm gonna die. - A Better Man

And I always thought, fuck, this is the way I'm gonna d...

And I always wondered like, - A Better Man

And I always wondered like,

I always thought someone
must have done that to you, - A Better Man

I always thought someone must have done that to you,

You don't have to answer, - A Better Man

You don't have to answer,

- (clearing throat) I do now. - A Better Man

- (clearing throat) I do now.

My recollection was I
tossed you off the bed - A Better Man

My recollection was I tossed you off the bed

What you're reminding me
of is the level of anger. - A Better Man

What you're reminding me of is the level of anger.

- When you look back
at it as an adult, - A Better Man

- When you look back at it as an adult,

- [Tod] Do you think there's
any relationship between - A Better Man

- [Tod] Do you think there's any relationship between

- It's an incapacity to
deal with your own feelings - A Better Man

- It's an incapacity to deal with your own feelings

It's just explosive - A Better Man

It's just explosive

And not with you, - A Better Man

And not with you,

- [Tod] And what did you
hear her say about her neck? - A Better Man

- [Tod] And what did you hear her say about her neck?

- (deep exhale) That
is was already swollen, - A Better Man

- (deep exhale) That is was already swollen,

- [Tod] Do you think
Steve is picking up - A Better Man

- [Tod] Do you think Steve is picking up

I mean it's resonating with some - A Better Man

I mean it's resonating with some

Do you think he's getting
what you're talking about? - A Better Man

Do you think he's getting what you're talking abou...

Like I knew that I
kind of came here - A Better Man

Like I knew that I kind of came here

And, um, I mean it's one that, - A Better Man

And, um, I mean it's one that,

- [Practitioner]
Okay, well things - A Better Man

- [Practitioner] Okay, well things

(soft music) - A Better Man

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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/