‘She wasn’t acting, she wanted to live it’: how a fake pregnancy resulted in the wildest true crime film of the year
The Netflix documentary 'A Child of My Own' explores the true story of a Mexican hospital worker who faked a pregnancy and kidnapped a newborn. The film examines the psychological complexities of motherhood and the extreme lengths the subject went to after suffering multiple miscarriages.
Why it matters
It highlights the intersection of true crime storytelling and the societal pressures surrounding motherhood and reproductive health.
All the qualities of a Greek tragedy … Ana Celeste as Alejandra in A Child of My Own. Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix All the qualities of a Greek tragedy … Ana Celeste as Alejandra in A Child of My Own. Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix Documentary films ‘She wasn’t acting, she wanted to live it’: how a fake pregnancy resulted in the wildest true crime film of the year Netflix documentary A Child of My Own tells the stranger-than-fiction story of a hospital worker who went to extreme lengths in her efforts to become a mother. Its director recounts their meetings in a Mexican prison
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