Mama/M.A.M.A. (2003)

Mothers, Medicine and Madness

Directed by Nonny de la PeñaDocumentary

Mama/M.A.M.A.: Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy is the provocative investigation of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, a perplexing psychological disorder where a mother secretly but deliberately harms her child in order to get the sympathy and praise of others and the attention of the medical community. The film -- made over the course of three years and two continents -- scrutinizes the scientific research surrounding the diagnosis of Munchausen's and, in doing so, questions the very diagnosis itself. The filmmakers document the struggles of three average families battling the charge of Munchausen's with various, tragic results.

Rated
PG-13
Year
2003
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
8 March 2003
TMDB
9.5 (2)
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M
Misty Jones
Accused Mother
J
Jane Alexander
Accused Mother
J
Julie Patrick
Accused Mother
R
Ronald Jones
Misty's Husband
B
Brian Morgan
Investigative Reporter
M
Marc Feldman
Psychiatrist - University of Alabama, Birmingham
M
Mark Patrick
Julie's Husband
E
Ellen Thompson
Grandmother
P
Penny Mellor
Activist for Accused Mothers
D
David Southall
Professor of Pediatrics (as Dr. David Southall)
T
Tom Ryan
Medical Malpractice Lawyer
C
Colin Morely
Director of Neonatal Medicine
R
Roy Meadow
Professor of Pediatrics (as Sir Roy Meadow)
E
Eugene Greeson
Misty's Grandfather (as Eugene 'Papaw' Greeson)
M
Marie Greeson
Misty's Grandmother (as Marie 'Mamaw' Greeson)
B
Brenda Robinson
Family Friend and Retired Paralegal
P
Philip Patrick
Julie's Son
J
John Bernard
(as Dr. John Bernard)
D
David Alexander
B
Brent Polk
(as Dr. Brent Polk)
P
Paul Hyman
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
K
Karen Crissinger
N
Natasha Alexander
B
Britney Jones
C
Colin Rudolph
(as Dr. Colin Rudolph)

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