Patricia Arquette plays the mother Dee Dee, in the eyes of outsiders, she is an impeccable mother; to take care of her "seriously ill" daughter Gypsy, she has gone through hardships, has also been homeless and experienced Hurricane Katrina, so she is in the Springfield community of Missouri In, Dee Dee can be described as a role model. Joey King plays Gypsy confined in a wheelchair, trying to rebel against his mother.
Chloë Sevigny plays Mel, who leads the community. She has a hard life and sympathizes with Dee Dee, but when she discovers the truth, she can only be stunned. AnnaSophia Robb plays Mel’s daughter Lacey. She is welcomed by the community like a mother, but she is relative in mind. More idealistic. Lacey was quickly attracted by Dee Dee and Gypsy and wanted to help them. Calum Worthy plays Nick, and Gypsy meets him on a Christian dating network .