Mommy Dead and Dearest

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Mommy Dead and Dearest
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Based on Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard
Directed by Erin Lee Carr
Composer Ian Hultquist
Country of originUnited States
Production
Producer Andrew Rossi
Cinematography Bryan Sarkinen
Running time82 minutes
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseMay 16, 2017 (2017-05-16)

Mommy Dead and Dearest is a 2017 American documentary film directed by Erin Lee Carr about the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard, for which her daughter, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and Gypsy's boyfriend, Nicholas Godejohn, pleaded guilty and were convicted, respectively. It debuted on HBO on May 16, 2017. [1]

The documentary explores both the murder and its aftermath but also focuses on the years of abuse that Gypsy suffered at the hands of her mother, who convinced many that Gypsy suffered from a variety of illnesses. [2]  ; Godejohn eventually received a life sentence for first-degree murder and armed criminal action. [3]

[4] The documentary also revealed the extent of the lies Dee Dee told about Gypsy's health such as the fact that she could not walk and that she had an unnecessary feeding tube fitted. [4]

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