Genre: Documentary, Serial Killer, Prostitution, True Story, Mental Illness, Disturbing, Law, Society, Biography, Courtroom, Exploitation
Plot: IN THEATRES: JANUARY 9, 2003 (NY/LA)Sensationalist director Nick Broomfield delivers his most personal film with this bracing, powerful sequel to 1992's AILEEN WOURNOS: THE SELLING OF A SERIAL KILLER. Ten years after making that film, Broomfield returns to the story of 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. Broomfield's 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 defense, stating instead that she murdered them in cold blood. Also, Broomfield realized 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 criticized for being too active a participant in his films, this time it is warranted. His strong connection to Aileen turns the film
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Kurt & Courtney, Biggie and Tupac, Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam | Jeb Bush
Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election, Journeys with George, Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy | |
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Robert Lane
The Young Poisoner's Handbook, The Lost World, The Hound of the Baskervilles |
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