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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.
Directed by Erin Lee Carr
Starring Gypsy-Rose Blanchard, Dee Dee Blanchard, Rod Blanchard, Kristy Blanchard, Jim Arnott, David Blanchard, Michelle Dean, Marc Feldman
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| Premiere or festival screening | 11 March 2017 · South by Southwest Film Festival |
| Release date listed by TMDB | 11 March 2017 |
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