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Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 1, 1992

Runtime

1h 27m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

68%

Original Title

Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Production Companies

Lafayette Films, Channel 4 Television

Director

Nick Broomfield

Description

In this documentary, filmmaker Nick Broomfield follows the saga of Aileen Wuornos, a prostitute who has been accused of committing a brutal series of murders. Broomfield conducts interviews with Wuornos herself, and his crew films her trial as well as her interactions with religious fanatic Arlene Pralle, who gives Wuornos dubious advice and legally adopts her. The cameras also roll as the accused's attorney ignores the case at hand to negotiate a deal to sell his client's story.