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

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Narrator

Off-Camera Performer

Alison Woolridge

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- Five cigarettes.
- Yes. - Sons

- Five cigarettes. - Yes.

- 017, right?
- Yes. - Sons

- 017, right? - Yes.

You've run out of cigarettes. - Sons

You've run out of cigarettes.

No, I haven't. 017,
a packet of Red Skjold. - Sons

No, I haven't. 017, a packet of Red Skjold.

- I can't...
- You stupid fucking cow! - Sons

- I can't... - You stupid fucking cow!

Give me my fucking
smokes! Fuck you! - Sons

Give me my fucking smokes! Fuck you!

- Give me my fucking smokes!
- Do you want solitary? - Sons

- Give me my fucking smokes! - Do you want solitary?

- I'm going to the yard!
- Do you want solitary? - Sons

- I'm going to the yard! - Do you want solitary?

Come here. Calm down. - Sons

Come here. Calm down.

- Three cigarettes.
- Yes. - Sons

- Three cigarettes. - Yes.

- Yes?
- 017. I need to shit. - Sons

- Yes? - 017. I need to shit.

Filthy pigs! - Sons

Fuck you! - Sons

Turn it on. Now! - Sons

Turn it on. Now!

Nygaard. I see
you're eating for two. - Sons

Nygaard. I see you're eating for two.

- Hi, Jens.
- Good morning. - Sons

- Hi, Jens. - Good morning.

- Feeling good?
- No... - Sons

- Feeling good? - No...

- You sure look good.
- You're jolly today. How come? - Sons

- You sure look good. - You're jolly today. How come?

Well, I'm working with you... - Sons

Well, I'm working with you...

Rami?
Rami? - Sons

- Yes?
- 017 has a visitor on Friday. - Sons

- Yes? - 017 has a visitor on Friday.

- Okay.
- Who is it? - Sons

- Okay. - Who is it?

He shouldn't be
allowed visitors. - Sons

He shouldn't be allowed visitors.

Why not?
Because he threw shit at you? - Sons

Why not? Because he threw shit at you?

He got a week in solitary. - Sons

He got a week in solitary.

And...
you also gave him a shower. - Sons

And... you also gave him a shower.

Unless I heard wrong. - Sons

Unless I heard wrong.

It takes more to lose
your visitation rights. - Sons

It takes more to lose your visitation rights.

Gate to yard duty officer.
Transaction observed. - Sons

Gate to yard duty officer. Transaction observed.

Shut up! Stay out of it. - Sons

Shut up! Stay out of it.

Up against the wall.
Keep your mouths shut! - Sons

Up against the wall. Keep your mouths shut!

Hands to the side. Come on. - Sons

Hands to the side. Come on.

Open your mouth.
Stick your tongue out. - Sons

Open your mouth. Stick your tongue out.

Hands on your head. Turn around. - Sons

Hands on your head. Turn around.

Lift one foot. - Sons

And the other one.
Good. - Sons

And the other one. Good.

Spread your buttocks
and squat down. - Sons

Spread your buttocks and squat down.

Stay there. - Sons

- Did you find anything?
- No. And you? - Sons

- Did you find anything? - No. And you?

- I saw them.
- Shut up! - Sons

- I saw them. - Shut up!

Calling all officers. Assault. - Sons

Calling all officers. Assault.

- Sure?
- Yes. - Sons

Stop. Did I say you could leave? - Sons

Stop. Did I say you could leave?

Get back on the X. - Sons

Get back on the X.

I said, did you swallow them? - Sons

I said, did you swallow them?

The drugs you got in the yard? - Sons

The drugs you got in the yard?

I don't know what
you're on about. - Sons

I don't know what you're on about.

Get on with it! - Sons

Get on with it!

- I haven't done anything!
- Then why are you in prison? - Sons

- I haven't done anything! - Then why are you in prison...

Stay on the X,
or I'll raise the alarm. - Sons

Stay on the X, or I'll raise the alarm.

That'll cost you
a week in solitary... - Sons

That'll cost you a week in solitary...

You can't leave
until you've urinated. - Sons

You can't leave until you've urinated.

Let me know if
you need anything. - Sons

Let me know if you need anything.

All the heads
will meet later this - Sons

All the heads will meet later this

The last item on the agenda: - Sons

The last item on the agenda:

Tomorrow we'll raid
the whole prison. - Sons

Tomorrow we'll raid the whole prison.

Focus on weapons
but of course also drugs. - Sons

Focus on weapons but of course also drugs.

Your head of
department will brief you. - Sons

Your head of department will brief you.

- Where are you going?
- We need gloves for the raid. - Sons

- Where are you going? - We need gloves for the raid.

Let go of me! - Sons

Fuck you! Let go of me! - Sons

Fuck you! Let go of me!

Line up here. Stand by. - Sons

Line up here. Stand by.

Morten! Eva! 016. - Sons

Morten! Eva! 016.

- Is group two ready?
- Yes. - Sons

- Is group two ready? - Yes.

Fetch the dog. 017. - Sons

Fetch the dog. 017.

The dog is marking 017. Prepare. - Sons

The dog is marking 017. Prepare.

017, inspection!
Step away from the door. - Sons

017, inspection! Step away from the door.

Ready?
Open. - Sons

It's not my knife! - Sons

It's not my knife!

One of our prisoners
is in the sick ward. - Sons

One of our prisoners is in the sick ward.

His nose is broken
and the skull fractured. - Sons

His nose is broken and the skull fractured.

What exactly
happened in the cell? - Sons

What exactly happened in the cell?

I entered the cell... - Sons

I entered the cell...

And then she did
what she was supposed to. - Sons

And then she did what she was supposed to.

The prisoner was
armed and aggressive. - Sons

The prisoner was armed and aggressive.

He has committed a murder
in a prison before. - Sons

He has committed a murder in a prison before.

He had a knife in one hand... - Sons

He had a knife in one hand...

And a lot of
amphetamine in the other. - Sons

And a lot of amphetamine in the other.

He seemed very
intoxicated at this point. - Sons

He seemed very intoxicated at this point.

She looks after herself
and her colleagues. - Sons

She looks after herself and her colleagues.

She simply did her job. - Sons

She simply did her job.

Is it your job to
assault the prisoners? - Sons

Is it your job to assault the prisoners?

We wouldn't even be here if you - Sons

We wouldn't even be here if you

This is a serious matter. Right? - Sons

This is a serious matter. Right?

Unless the prisoner
decides to press charges. - Sons

Unless the prisoner decides to press charges.

You can be convicted
of aggravated assault. - Sons

You can be convicted of aggravated assault.

A potential prison sentence. - Sons

A potential prison sentence.

He won't press
charges. Don't worry. - Sons

He won't press charges. Don't worry.

If you needed some fresh air. - Sons

If you needed some fresh air.

I want to apologise
for what happened. - Sons

I want to apologise for what happened.

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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