Mom and Me Tough Guys and the Women Who Raised Them
Oklahoma was recently voted the manliest state in the USA. Radio talk show host Joe Cristiano wants to investigate if the manliest men are willing to call in and discuss their mothers on air. These men come from all walks of life, and their mothers are just as complicated.
Together they ride horses, shoot guns, and discuss their deepest feelings, proving the only people stronger than these men are the women who raised them.
Winner of Best Documentary at the Cleveland International Film Festival.
"MOM AND ME captures the universal experience of motherly love perfectly." - Gemma Creagh, Film Ireland Magazine
Running Time
77 mins
Year
2017
Kanopy ID
4528927
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