The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia is a 2009 documentary film directed by Julien Nitzberg, chronicling the White family of Boone County, West Virginia.

Stemming from generations of coal miners working in risky job conditions, most of the White family possesses a fatalist attitude and a lack of fear of death. Various members recall violent fights with neighbors, family members, and other locals. Other crimes include larceny, prescription fraud, shootings, armed robbery, forgery, stabbings, and parental custody. D. Ray worked in the coal mines during the scrip payment era Mamie explains how D. Rays frustration with his employers corrupt practices led him to outsmarting the system. D. Ray legally signed each of his children up for crazy checks during early adolescence. Mamie discloses to the audience that each month, she and other members receive social security checks monthly from the government due to their inability to hold employment because of psychiatric disability.

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