Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

DocumentaryCrime

2003, Movie, 1h 29min

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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Critic Kim Newman

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Less comic than most Broomfield doc-horror items, it's chilling, sobering and sad.

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Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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...a valuable and insightful contribution to the mountain of Aileen Wuornos speculation and documentation.

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Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute and serial killer, was arrested in 1991 and sentenced to death for murdering six men in Florida. This documentary follows filmmaker Nick Broomfield as he delves into Wuornos' disturbed mind and the events leading up to her execution in 2002. Through interviews with Wuornos herself, her trial lawyer, and those involved in her case, the film sheds light on the dark side of human nature and the flaws in the American justice system. Witness Wuornos' descent into madness and her final moments before her execution, as she claims to have been tortured in prison and rants against society. A gripping and thought-provoking exploration into the mind of a killer.

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Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer was released in theaters on September 9, 2003.