Mommy Dead and Dearest
In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.
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3/11/2017Runtime
82 minsGenres
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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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A chilling documentary that unravels the twisted, claustrophobic reality lurking beneath a facade of devoted caregiving and familial love. The film methodically peels back layers of deception to expose psychological manipulation and the desperate violence it breeds.
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Heads up
Gypsy-Rose Blanchard
Self
Dee Dee Blanchard
Self (archive footage)
Rod Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Father
Kristy Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Stepmother
Jim Arnott
Self - Sheriff
David Blanchard
Self - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)
Michelle Dean
Self - Freelance Journalist
Marc Feldman
Self - Munchausen Expert
Bernard Flatersten
Self - Pediatric Neurologist
Nicholas Godejohn
Self - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)
Charles Goldhammer
Self - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)
Stephanie Goldhammer
Self - Nick's Mother (archive footage)
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