Fresh
The film stands quite chillingly as a final statement from a woman trying to fight her own commodification.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
The 2002 Interviews.
2003 · 1h 29m · R
Crime, Documentary
Directed by
Joan Churchill
,
Nick Broomfield
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Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Joan Churchill Director
- Nick Broomfield Director
- Aileen Wuornos as herself
- Nick Broomfield as Self
- Diane Wuornos as Self
- Arlene Pralle as Self (archive footage)
- Tyria Moore as Self (archive footage)
- Dawn Botkins as Self
- Michelle Chauvin as Self
- Dick Mills as Self (archive footage)
- Dennis Allen as Self
- Jeb Bush Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A haunting exploration of a ruined and wasted life.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Fresh
[T]his movie literally gave me the chills.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
Engrossing, educational, amusing and disturbing.
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh
Provides an opportunity to study one of history's supposed anomalies: a female serial killer.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
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