# The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (2009)

> A kinetic, darkly comic documentary enters the volatile White family’s world of Appalachian dance, outlaw behavior, addiction, and inherited hardship.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/33409

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Julien Nitzberg
- Cast: Jesco White, Hank Williams III
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396227/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: raucous, darkly comic, disturbing, cult documentary night, true crime viewing

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