Mommy Dead and Dearest (2017)
In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.
2017 · 1h 22m · Crime, Documentary
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Child abuse, mental illness, and forbidden love converge in this mystery involving a mother and daughter who were thought to be living a fairy tale life that turned out to be a living nightmare.
Director: Erin Lee Carr
Music by: Ian Hultquist
Cinematography: Bryan Sarkinen
Editor: Andrew Coffman
Rated 7.4/10 by 256 viewers
Cast
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard as SelfDee Dee Blanchard as Self (archive footage)Rod Blanchard as Self - Gypsy's FatherKristy Blanchard as Self - Gypsy's StepmotherJim Arnott as Self - SheriffDavid Blanchard as Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)Michelle Dean as Self - Freelance JournalistMarc Feldman as Self - Munchausen ExpertBernard Flatersten as Self - Pediatric NeurologistNicholas Godejohn as Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)Charles Goldhammer as Self - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)Stephanie Goldhammer as Self - Nick's Mother (archive footage)More like this
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