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My Flesh and Blood is a american film of genre Documentary directed by Jonathan Karsh released in USA on 17 january 2003

My Flesh and Blood (2003)

My Flesh and Blood
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Released in USA 17 january 2003
Length 1h23
Directed by
OriginUSA
Rating82% 4.139034.139034.139034.139034.13903

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.

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The documentary takes an in-depth at the Tom Family which mostly consists of children that were rejected by their birth families due to mental or physical disabilities. The film is broken up into seasons starting out with family taking part in Halloween in the fall and ending in the Summer of the upcoming year. The family's unconventional home-life becomes a foundation for the supports, challenges, and successes that they face daily.

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