My Flesh and Blood

Name: My Flesh and Blood
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 28, 2003
Duration: 83 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Susan Tom

2003

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Home Box Office (HBO) | Release Date: November 28, 2003 | Unrated

Starring: Susan Tom

Summary: A feature length verit documentary about the Tom family -- eleven special needs children adopted by Fairfield, California mother Susan Tom -- and the story of Susan's battle with her emotionally disturbed teenage son. (Strand Releasing)

Director: Jonathan Karsh

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 83 min

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Stephen Holden

In what has been called the Year of the Documentary, "My Flesh and Blood" stands beside "Capturing the Friedmans" and "The Fog of War" as an unforgettable experience. Read full review

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Premiere Peter Debruge

With My Flesh and Blood, Karsh finds a worthy subject in the constant day-to-day challenges facing a truly extraordinary family. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Demanding but deeply affecting, My Flesh and Blood ultimately takes on a literal, highly visceral meaning that transcends notions of conventional family dynamics. Read full review

Keith Phipps

Mostly content to observe with wary admiration, the film doesn't offer any answers, and life robs the story of any sort of resolution, leaving only footage of one remarkable example of charity in action. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

Be warned: Some of the afflictions are so disturbing, you might have to turn your eyes from the children. Susan Tom doesn't have that option. And 11 children are all the better for it. Read full review

David Ng

Single motherhood has seldom looked as daunting and enervating as it does in this unsentimental documentary. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

You'd have to be a stone not to be affected by My Flesh and Blood, but the director, Jonathan Karsh, merges compassion with voyeurism until you can't tell the difference. Read full review

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NicholasP.

Feb 1, 2006

Your attitude toward what is possible for children with severe handicaps will be transformed.

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