First year out tells the story of three men who are released from prison after serving sentences of 2 to 30 years.
The filmmaker captures their first year of adjusting to life outside, in the form of a logbook. Norbert, Raphael and Yemine open up about the various stages of this new life. The film explores the physical and psychic impact of incarceration and the challenges they face when leaving prison. Can we learn how to be free again?