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Nuclear Family

IMDb 7.3 2021 • min • Documentary

Director

N/A

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Sandy Russo
Sandy Russo Self
Robin Young
Robin Young Self
Ry Russo-Young
Ry Russo-Young Self
Cade Russo-Young
Cade Russo-Young Self
Tom Steel
Tom Steel Self (archive footage)