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Mommy Dead and Dearest

In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.

Mar 11, 2017 · 1h 22m

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Crime

Documentary

PLOT

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.

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CAST

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Dee Dee Blanchard

Self (archive footage)

Self - Gypsy's Father

Kristy Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Stepmother

David Blanchard

Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)

Self - Freelance Journalist

Self - Munchausen Expert

Directed by Erin Lee Carr

DETAILS

Status

Released

Original language

EN

Budget

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Revenue

—

Production

HBO Documentary Films, Abstract

Country

US

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