Nuclear Family
Divided they fall.
Limited Series 2021 · 3 eps · ★ 7.3 · Documentary
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Ry Russo-Young turns the camera on her own past to explore the meaning of family. In the late 70s/early 80s, when the concept of a gay family was inconceivable to most, Ry and her sister Cade were born to two lesbian mothers through sperm donors. Ry’s idyllic childhood was threatened by an unexpected lawsuit which sent shockwaves through her family’s lives and continues to reverberate today.
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Network: HBO
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- S Sandy Russo Self
- R Robin Young Self
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Ry Russo-Young Self - C Cade Russo-Young Self
- T Tom Steel Self (archive footage)
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Jacob Aaron Estes Self
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