 |
| My Flesh and Blood | |||
March 19th, 2008 by
jamesd |
| |||||||||
 |
Somehow, Susan Tom ended up adopting 11 special needs children. In this documentary we observe her and the children for one year. What follows, is a touching but honest story about the family. Some are sick, very sick. Some are angry about their past and they certainly don’t like each other all the time. But they all have Susan, who’s trying her best to just make everything work. | ||||||||
 |
| ||||||||
 | |||||||||
 |
'My Flesh and Blood' is a very diverse story. It doesn't drag into the medical battles some of these children have to handle -- although it does touch on them. But rather shows a story of a family that's just a little different. On the other side, this family is just as any other. They go to school, get boyfriends, fight with their brothers. And combining the 'ordinary family' with the 'special needs family' makes this a truly unique picture.
It isn't some sensational product and doesn't shy away from touching some of the deeper problems. These children are people too. And not just people you would feel sorry for, they can be cranky b's too. The filmmakers also don't ignore the other side of Susan Tom. Having some strange arguments with the children, she isn't always the loving and caring mother either. But in the end, this movie is about a beautiful family. They fight, they argue, but in the end they all love each other. | ||||||||
 |
| ||||||||
