Family Portrait in Black and White (2011) on Netflix
NR20111h 30mDocumentary
Olga Nenya raises sixteen adopted black children in a Ukrainian town where nearly everyone else is white. Racist neighbors and skinheads keep the family on its guard.
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Olga Nenya lives in a small Ukrainian town and is raising sixteen adopted black children. In a country whose population is overwhelmingly white, they grow up as a rare and visible minority. Racist neighbors and skinheads force the children to defend themselves, and the family stays on guard against the world around it. No one in the household shares blood; what binds them is their skin color and Olga's choice to be their mother. Ukrainians rarely lend Olga a hand, while Westerners do: a British charity bought the family a house, and the children travel to Europe each summer to stay with host families.
