MamaMAMA (2003)

MamaMAMA Munchausens Syndrome by Proxy is the provocative investigation of Munchausens 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 Munchausens and in doing so questions the very diagnosis itself The filmmakers document the struggles of three average families battling the charge of Munchausens with various tragic results