Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

Directed by

Joan Churchill, Nick Broomfield

Genre

documentary film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 29m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 150 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows Aileen Wuornos during her final years on death row. It examines her mental state and the legal debate over her execution.

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What happens

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer is a 2003 feature-length documentary film about Aileen Wuornos, made by Nick Broomfield as a follow-up to his 1992 film Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer. The film focuses on Wuornos' declining mental state and the questionable judgment to execute her despite her being of unsound mind. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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