| Uniform Title |
The act (Television program) |
| Title |
The act. Season one. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by ViaVision Entertainment, ©2019. |
| Description |
3 DVD-videos (423 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| ViaVision Entertainment : VVE1915. |
| Originally made available for streaming on Hulu in 2019. |
| The Act is a seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories. |
| Contents |
La Maison du Bon Reve -- Teeth -- Two Wolverines -- Stay Inside -- Plan B -- A Whole New World -- Bonnie & Clyde -- Free. |
| Credits |
Created by Nick Antosca and Michelle Dean. |
| Performers |
Patricia Arquette, Joey King. |
| Summary |
Season One is based on the real life of Gypsy Blanchard (Joey King), a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother, Dee Dee (Patricia Arquette), who was accused of abusing her daughter by fabricating illness and disabilities as direct consequence of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Her quest for independence opens a Pandora's box of secrets, one that ultimately leads to murder. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+. |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby Digital 5.1, Region 4, NTSC, aspect ratio 2.39:1. |
| Language note |
English. |
| Awards note |
71st Primetime Emmy Awards: Winner Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie, Patricia Arquette. |
| Subjects |
Blanchard, Dee Dee, -- 1967-2015 -- Drama |
| Blanchard, Gypsy Rose, -- 1991- Drama |
| Munchausen syndrome by proxy -- Drama |
| Abused children -- Drama |
| Parricide -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Television series -- United States |
| Television programs, American |
| Genre |
True crime television programs |
| Anthology television programs |
| Biographical television programs |
| Fiction television programs |
| Television series |
| Other Names |
Antosca, Nick creator. |
| Dean, Michelle, 1979- creator. |
| Arquette, Patricia, 1968- actor. |
| King, Joey, 1999- actor. |
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