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Summary
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.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
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Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+24)
Critics 100Audiences 76GoodWatch 88
Running time
1 h 22 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 crime movies, −24 min on the typical 106
typical 10682Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Reach
Streams in 94 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
+84
Released
2017
March 11, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
CrimeDocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
15 people
Gypsy-Rose BlanchardSelf
Dee Dee BlanchardSelf (archive footage)- RBRod BlanchardSelf - Gypsy's Father
- KBKristy BlanchardSelf - Gypsy's Stepmother
- JAJim ArnottSelf - Sheriff
- DBDavid BlanchardSelf - Gypsy's Neighbor (archive footage)
Michelle DeanSelf - Freelance Journalist- MFMarc FeldmanSelf - Munchausen Expert
- BFBernard FlaterstenSelf - Pediatric Neurologist
- NGNicholas GodejohnSelf - Gypsy's Boyfriend (archive footage)
- CGCharles GoldhammerSelf - Nick's Stepfather (archive footage)
- SGStephanie GoldhammerSelf - Nick's Mother (archive footage)
- CHCalvin HoldenSelf - Judge (archive footage)
- LOLinda OngSelf - Reporter
- DPDan PattersonSelf - Prosecutor
Directing · 1
- Erin Lee Carr Director, Producer
Production · 5
- Sheila Nevins Executive Producer
- Andrew Rossi Producer
- Andrew Coffman Co-Producer, Editor
- Sara Bernstein Supervising Producer
- Alison Byrne Co-Producer
Camera · 1
- Bryan Sarkinen Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Ian Hultquist Original Music Composer
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