The Family I Had (2017)
- Directed by
- Katie Green, Carlye Rubin
- Genre
- crime, documentary
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rating
- 6.1 of 10 from 28 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A mother describes how her teenage son committed a violent act that destroyed their family. The documentary follows the survivors as they try to rebuild their lives and explore the limits of love.
soberingintimatedevastatingreflectiveunsettlingquietly intensemournfulthought-provoking
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