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Aileen: Life & Death of a Serial Killer / Aileen Wournos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Title: Aileen: Life & Death of a Serial Killer / Aileen Wournos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

Director: Nick Broomfield

Release Year: 2004

Product ID: EPID30481282

Description: Two documentaries from sensationalist director Nick Broomfield about Aileen Wournos, America's first female serial killer, who murdered seven truck drivers over the course of 12 months in Florida, requested execution as punishment, and o...

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Two documentaries from sensationalist director Nick Broomfield about Aileen Wournos, America's first female serial killer, who murdered seven truck drivers over the course of 12 months in Florida, requested execution as punishment, and on October 9, 2002 was put to death. In the first film, 1992's AILEEN WOURNOS: THE SELLING OF A SERIAL KILLER, Broomfield exposed her lawyer and mother as touting her story to the highest bidder while he delivers his most personal film with the bracing, powerful sequel AILEEN: LIFE & DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER. Ten years after making the first film, Broomfield returns to the story of Aileen. His film shows Aileen's final appeal before her execution and identifies a whole new set of problems in reviewing her testimony. For one, Aileen contradicted her initial claim that she killed the truck drivers in self defence, stating instead that she murdered them in cold blood. Also, Broomfield realised that Aileen was potentially insane. Somehow, Florida governor Jeb Bush ignored this possibility and accepted her request for execution. After interviewing several of her closest companions, Broomfield sat down with Aileen herself for her final interview, in which she accuses law enforcement officials of knowing about her killing spree and not stopping it. While Broomfield has been criticised for being too active a participant in his films, this time it is warranted. His strong connection to Aileen turns the film into a deeply personal meditation on the life of a truly troubled individual and a scathing attack on America's corrupt justice system.

Editorial Reviews
"...A shattering, heart-rending film..." (Tom Charity)
Time Out

"...Truly shocking, truly disturbing..."
Evening Standard

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Aileen: Life & Death of a Serial Killer / Aileen Wournos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (DVD 2004)