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Sons

It's a boy. March 16, 2016. Justin Simms has just become a dad. But his joy is tinged with unease. Little Jude enters the world at a time when traditional notions of masculinity are being contested as never before. How can he teac...

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Justin Simms

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ONF | NFB

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Narrator

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Alison Woolridge

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- Hi, Eva.
- Morning, Frank. - Sons

- Hi, Eva. - Morning, Frank.

...Three. There we go.
Then you slide it in here. See? - Sons

...Three. There we go. Then you slide it in here. See?

Then you press the red button.
Eva responding. - Sons

Then you press the red button. Eva responding.

Open up, you fucking junkie!
Hey! Lasse! - Sons

Open up, you fucking junkie! Hey! Lasse!

What?
20 people are waiting to shower! - Sons

What? 20 people are waiting to shower!

Lasse?
The others want to shower too. - Sons

Lasse? The others want to shower too.

- 20 people are waiting!
- Shut it. - Sons

- 20 people are waiting! - Shut it.

Y equals half of X multiplied
by four. And X equals three. - Sons

Y equals half of X multiplied by four. And X equals three.

Do you want to write it down?
Then I'll do it. - Sons

Do you want to write it down? Then I'll do it.

Right...
Twelve divided by two? - Sons

Right... Twelve divided by two?

Let's start by
getting into a position - Sons

Let's start by getting into a position

Allow each breath
to calm your mind. - Sons

Allow each breath to calm your mind.

Now, begin to look inwards. - Sons

Now, begin to look inwards.

Just a second, Jannick.
Just a second! - Sons

Just a second, Jannick. Just a second!

- You need the toilet?
- Yes. - Sons

- You need the toilet? - Yes.

Nearly done. I'll
take the mail down. - Sons

Nearly done. I'll take the mail down.

- I meant, are you okay?
- Why? - Sons

- I meant, are you okay? - Why?

- You've seemed a bit distant.
- Oh. - Sons

- You've seemed a bit distant. - Oh.

- No thanks. I'm fine.
- You always help us... - Sons

- No thanks. I'm fine. - You always help us...

- The mail from Vester 5.
- Right. - Sons

- The mail from Vester 5. - Right.

- I need your signature.
- Carry on. - Sons

- I need your signature. - Carry on.

Stop. Go on. - Sons

Take a deep breath in. - Sons

Take a deep breath in.

Hold it for a bit. - Sons

Hold it for a bit.

And exhale out. - Sons

And exhale out.

Then you'll have to call Mum. - Sons

Then you'll have to call Mum.

I can't talk right now.
I'm in a meeting. - Sons

I can't talk right now. I'm in a meeting.

You do that. Great. Bye. - Sons

You do that. Great. Bye.

I'm sorry about that.
My youngest daughter is... - Sons

I'm sorry about that. My youngest daughter is...

So...
Well, you know. - Sons

So... Well, you know.

- Do you have any children?
- No. - Sons

- Do you have any children? - No.

What did you want
to talk about, Eva? - Sons

What did you want to talk about, Eva?

When I started
working in this prison... - Sons

When I started working in this prison...

There were some things that
weren't completely transparent. - Sons

There were some things that weren't completely transpar...

- With regards to me.
- Yes? - Sons

- With regards to me. - Yes?

Yes, and then...
Now I'm... - Sons

Yes, and then... Now I'm...

...in a situation... - Sons

...in a situation...

A situation?
What kind of situation? - Sons

A situation? What kind of situation?

You could say that... - Sons

You could say that...

...that I've become biased. - Sons

...that I've become biased.

- You're biased?
- Yes. - Sons

- You're biased? - Yes.

Are we talking about a prisoner? - Sons

Are we talking about a prisoner?

It's a colleague from my block. - Sons

It's a colleague from my block.

I don't want
to make a big deal out of it. - Sons

I don't want to make a big deal out of it.

I don't understand
why you're coming to me. - Sons

I don't understand why you're coming to me.

I want to apply for a transfer. - Sons

I want to apply for a transfer.

- A transfer?
- Yes, to another block. - Sons

- A transfer? - Yes, to another block.

- Is that all?
- Yes. - Sons

- Is that all? - Yes.

Departments are short-staffed,
so... - Sons

Departments are short-staffed, so...

- I want Centre Zero.
- I'm sorry? - Sons

- I want Centre Zero. - I'm sorry?

I'd like to be transferred
to Centre Zero. - Sons

I'd like to be transferred to Centre Zero.

- That's a high security block.
- Yes. - Sons

- That's a high security block. - Yes.

Fine, let's have a look... - Sons

Fine, let's have a look...

Morning. Eva. - Sons

- Morning.
- Yeah, yeah, morning. - Sons

- Morning. - Yeah, yeah, morning.

- So only weak prisoners?
- I wouldn't call them that. - Sons

- So only weak prisoners? - I wouldn't call them that.

But I'm here to learn. - Sons

But I'm here to learn.

You can start
by removing those. - Sons

You can start by removing those.

And we don't wear that leash
around our necks. - Sons

And we don't wear that leash around our necks.

Right, morning assembly,
come on! - Sons

Right, morning assembly, come on!

Let's turn him around. - Sons

Let's turn him around.

Relax! Relax. - Sons

He's spitting.
Eva, get the pillow. - Sons

He's spitting. Eva, get the pillow.

Five minutes left. Five minutes. - Sons

Five minutes left. Five minutes.

What are you doing at 017? - Sons

What are you doing at 017?

We never enter a
prisoner's cell alone! - Sons

We never enter a prisoner's cell alone!

- Yes, but...
- But what? But what? - Sons

- Yes, but... - But what? But what?

I was on my way home
when I heard a noise from 017. - Sons

I was on my way home when I heard a noise from 017.

I wanted to make sure
everything was fine. - Sons

I wanted to make sure everything was fine.

- Have you read 017's case file?
- No. - Sons

- Have you read 017's case file? - No.

Mikkel Iversen, 25 years old. - Sons

Mikkel Iversen, 25 years old.

Five years ago,
he was already imprisoned. - Sons

Five years ago, he was already imprisoned.

He was serving for
a minor offence when - Sons

He was serving for a minor offence when

- You don't need to...
- Here we are. - Sons

- You don't need to... - Here we are.

A young guy his own age.
Simon Hansen. 19 years old. - Sons

A young guy his own age. Simon Hansen. 19 years old.

They started fighting. - Sons

They started fighting.

Look at me. - Sons

But what separates our 017
from the typical prisoner is... - Sons

But what separates our 017 from the typical prisoner is...

That he doesn't just hit the - Sons

That he doesn't just hit the

And unscrews a kitchen knife
from the wire. - Sons

And unscrews a kitchen knife from the wire.

He then takes the knife into the
other guy's cell and stabs him. - Sons

He then takes the knife into the other guy's cell and s...

In the chest. And in the face. - Sons

In the chest. And in the face.

This kid is serving
a 16-year sentence... - Sons

This kid is serving a 16-year sentence...

For a murder
committed in prison. - Sons

For a murder committed in prison.

He's dangerous.
Completely unpredictable. - Sons

He's dangerous. Completely unpredictable.

They're not suitable
for rehabilitation. - Sons

They're not suitable for rehabilitation.

Are you? - Sons

- Next! Keep a distance.
- Relax. - Sons

- Next! Keep a distance. - Relax.

Shut up, or go
back to your cell. - Sons

Shut up, or go back to your cell.

Three cigarettes. - Sons

Three cigarettes.

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It's a boy. March 16, 2016. Justin Simms has just become a dad. But his joy is tinged with unease. Little Jude enters the world at a time when traditional notions of masculinity are being contested as never before. How can he teac...

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Director: Justin Simms

Writer: Justin Simms

Production: ONF | NFB

Genre: documentary

Year: 2024

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Released: 08 Nov 2024

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Homepage: https://collection.nfb.ca/film/sons