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Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
“The 2002 Interviews.”
6.7 / 10• 2003• 1h 29m•R• English
DocumentaryCrime
Storyline
British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Interviewing an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos, Broomfield captures the distorted mind of a murderer whom the state of Florida deems of sound mind -- and therefore fit to execute. Throughout the film, Broomfield includes footage of his testimony at Wuornos' trial.
Cast & Crew
Aileen Wuornos
Self (archive footage)
Lead
Nick Broomfield
Self
DW
Diane Wuornos
Self
AP
Arlene Pralle
Self (archive footage)
Tyria Moore
Self (archive footage)
DB
Dawn Botkins
Self
MC
Michelle Chauvin
Self
DM
Dick Mills
Self (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Joan Churchill's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
