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Lies My Mother Told Me (2005)

Lies My Mother Told Me poster
Directed by
Christian Duguay
Genre
drama film
Country
Canada
Runtime
1h 27m
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman and her daughter get caught up in a murder plot. The story follows their actions and the consequences that follow.

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What happens

Lies My Mother Told Me is a 2005 Canadian drama television film directed by Christian Duguay, written by Matt Dorff, and starring Joely Richardson, Hayden Panettiere, Kailin See, Tim Henry and Colm Feore. The film is loosely based on the true story of the murder of Larry McNabney by his wife, Elisa McNabney, with the help of college student Sarah Dutra. Elisa fled to Florida, where she was eventually caught. Two weeks later, she hanged herself in her jail cell while awaiting extradition to California. The film aired on Lifetime in the United States on March 7, 2005. Duguay was nominated for the Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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