Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

"The 2002 Interviews."

Nov 21 2003 R 1h 33m
Crime, Documentary

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.

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Plot

This documentary looks at Aileen Wuornos convicted of killing 7 men while working as a prostitute in Florida. This is actually the second Wuornos documentary made by this group the first being Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992). With her execution now on the horizon Nick Broomfield returns to Florida to complete the story. Her argument has always been that the killings were in self-defense but she eventually pleaded no contest or guilty to most of the murders. Broomfield was able to film several interviews which reveals her state of mind and puts into question her mental competence.

Written by

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Directed by

Nick Broomfield, Joan Churchill

Cast

Aileen Wuornos, Nick Broomfield, Terry Humphreys-Slay

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America

Production Companies

Lafayette Films

Languages

English

Awards

2 wins & 4 nominations

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