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Family Portrait in Black and White

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Olga Nenya, a Ukrainian foster mother, discusses racist attitudes directed toward her many children.

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Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor 07/18/2012
B+
It's a fascinating story, fascinatingly told. Go to Full Review Neil Genzlinger New York Times 07/12/2012
3/5
Frustrating, but it gets high marks for honesty. Go to Full Review Scott Tobias AV Club 07/12/2012
C+
Portrait In Black And White tries to capture the dynamic between Nenya and her children, as well as their family and the hostility of neighbors and government bureaucrats, but the footage doesn't cut together well. Go to Full Review Prairie Miller NewsBlaze 07/15/2012
The Old Woman Who Lived In A Shoe, anyone? But where the film leads as if by chance in a surprising second direction, is an ideological conflict running parallel to racial issues. Namely, this mom's post-Soviet longing for allegiance to the collective. Go to Full Review Louis Proyect rec.arts.movies.reviews 07/13/2012
A documentary about the refusal of one woman to cater to the prejudices of Ukrainian society and an inspiration to all of us in a badly decomposing civilization. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Julia Ivanova

Director

Julia Ivanova

Writer

Julia Ivanova

Film Editing

Boris Sichon

Original Music

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Family Portrait in Black and White

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Movie Info

Synopsis Olga Nenya, a Ukrainian foster mother, discusses racist attitudes directed toward her many children.
Director
Julia Ivanova
Screenwriter
Julia Ivanova
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 24, 2017
Runtime
1h 46m
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