Tales of the Grim Sleeper

DocumentaryCrime

2014, Movie, 1h 45min

When Lonnie Franklin Jr. was arrested in South Central Los Angeles in 2010 as the suspected murderer of a string of young black women, police hailed it as the culmination of 20 years of investigations. Four years later documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield took his camera to the alleged killer’s neighborhood for another view.

Country: United Kingdom,United States

Director:

Nick Broomfield

Cast:

Lonnie Franklin Jr.

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Critic Godfrey Cheshire

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...gradual, observant accumulation of details has a singular and lasting power: you won't forget the troubled, troubling world that Broomfield shows you.

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"Tales of the Grim Sleeper" delves into the chilling case of the notorious Los Angeles serial killer, exploring why it took 25 years to bring the perpetrator to justice. Through interviews with those who knew the killer or his victims, award-winning documentarian Nick Broomfield uncovers the truth behind the Grim Sleeper's reign of terror.

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Tales of the Grim Sleeper was released in theaters on August 29, 2014.

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