My Flesh and Blood (2003)

Directed by

Jonathan Karsh

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 23m

Rating

8.2 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows a family where a mother has adopted many children most of whom have serious disabilities or diseases. It shows their daily life and challenges over the course of a year.

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What happens

My Flesh and Blood is a 2003 documentary film by Jonathan Karsh chronicling a year in the life of the Tom family. The Tom family is notable as the mother, Susan Tom, adopted eleven children, most of whom had serious disabilities or diseases. It was nominated for and won several awards, including the Audience Award and the Director's Award at the Sundance Film Festival. It was aired on HBO as part of the series America Undercover. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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