Beyond the Blade - The Mother

A mother is waiting for a phone call from her teenage son. He is in prison serving a life sentence for murder. She remembers being confronted by the sight of the other boy’s mother crying in court and feeling both responsible and helpless to heal the pain of another family. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► https://ift.tt/16bR3Lu Beyond the Blade: follow our four-part series of fictional films based on factual reporting ► https://ift.tt/2N44FT5 Support the Guardian ► https://ift.tt/2xBWIJe Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► https://ift.tt/2feoDdN The Guardian ► https://ift.tt/1AFLGzy Playlists: Guardian documentaries ► http://bit.ly/GDNdocs Guardian VR ► http://bit.ly/GDNVR Guardian Features ► http://bit.ly/GDNfeatures Anywhere but Westminster ► http://bit.ly/ABWseries Anywhere but Washington ► http://bit.ly/ABWUSseries Owen Jones meets ► http://bit.ly/CorbynJones Guardian Animations & Explanations ►http://is.gd/explainers The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► https://ift.tt/1J9JUwL Owen Jones talks ► http://bit.ly/subsowenjones Guardian Football ► https://ift.tt/1yECE17 Guardian Science and Tech ► https://ift.tt/16bR3Ly Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► https://ift.tt/16bR6H2