Guillaume Massart’s documentary observes French penitentiary officers-in-training at the National School of the Penitentiary Administration (ENAP) between April and September 2024. The 132-minute film adopts a classroom structure across 19 scenes, documenting trainees of diverse backgrounds as they study authority imposition, self-defense techniques, and carceral philosophy through lectures and simulations. Structured like an educational syllabus, the work presents institutional critique by revealing contradictions within modern correctional methodology applied to historical detention frameworks. While offering American viewers a perspective on comparatively progressive European law-enforcement practices, the film interrogates fundamental paradoxes in prison officer training and reveals individual personalities emerging amid systemic conditioning.
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