Documentary

Mama/M.A.M.A.

- Mothers, Medicine and Madness

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.

Release Date : 2003-03-08

Language :

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Journeyman Pictures

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Cast

Character Name : Accused Mother

Original Name : Misty Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Accused Mother

Original Name : Jane Alexander

Gender : Male

Character Name : Accused Mother

Original Name : Julie Patrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Misty's Husband

Original Name : Ronald Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Investigative Reporter

Original Name : Brian Morgan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Psychiatrist - University of Alabama, Birmingham

Original Name : Marc Feldman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie's Husband

Original Name : Mark Patrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandmother

Original Name : Ellen Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Activist for Accused Mothers

Original Name : Penny Mellor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor of Pediatrics (as Dr. David Southall)

Original Name : David Southall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Medical Malpractice Lawyer

Original Name : Tom Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Director of Neonatal Medicine

Original Name : Colin Morely

Gender : Male

Character Name : Professor of Pediatrics (as Sir Roy Meadow)

Original Name : Roy Meadow

Gender : Male

Character Name : Misty's Grandfather (as Eugene 'Papaw' Greeson)

Original Name : Eugene Greeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Misty's Grandmother (as Marie 'Mamaw' Greeson)

Original Name : Marie Greeson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Family Friend and Retired Paralegal

Original Name : Brenda Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie's Son

Original Name : Philip Patrick

Gender : Male

Character Name : (as Dr. John Bernard)

Original Name : John Bernard

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : David Alexander

Gender : Male

Character Name : (as Dr. Brent Polk)

Original Name : Brent Polk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pediatric Gastroenterologist

Original Name : Paul Hyman

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Karen Crissinger

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Natasha Alexander

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Britney Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : (as Dr. Colin Rudolph)

Original Name : Colin Rudolph

Gender : Male

Reviews

khall70

@khall70

2022-10-10

This was an amazing look at Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy from both sides; the guilty and the accused not guilty. Have your tissues ready, this is a sensitive subject but a very real issue.