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"Naughty School" | Tre Maison Dasan

In this excerpt from the film Tre Maison Dasan, bright 11-year-old Maison, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's, spends visitation day with his father in prison--a place he used to call "naughty school" before he realized it was a prison. His dad tries to get Maison to accept his beloved father isn't innocent, but their love for each other remains strong.

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