Mommy Dead and Dearest
2017, Film, 82 min, Crime, Documentary, English, United States, MoviePedia score 71
In this family, every illness was a lie - except the mother's.
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.
Where to watch in India
- Stream on JioHotstar
Directed by Erin Lee Carr
Cast
- Jim Arnott as Self - Greene County Sheriff
- Linda Ong as Self - Local News Reporter, Springfield, MO
- Elaine Scherer as Self - Community Service Worker, Aurora, MO
- Aleah Woodmansee as Self - Gypsy's Neighbor and Friend
- Dan Patterson as Self - Greene County Prosecutor
- Michelle Dean as Self - Freelance Journalist, The New Yorker, Buzzfeed
- Rod Blanchard as Self - Gypsy's Father & Dee Dee's Ex-Husband
- Mike Stanfield as Self - Gypsy's Lawyer, Missouri Public Defender
- Kristy Blanchard as Self - Gypsy's Stepmother
- Gypsy Rose Blanchard as Self
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