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Film / 1992
Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer
Directed by
Nick Broomfield
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 …
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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.
In the same saga
Aileen Wuornos: Broomfield Collection
In release order
Cast
Aileen WuornosSelf
Nick BroomfieldSelf
Arlene PralleSelf
Tyria MooreSelf - Aileen's Girlfriend
Mike ReynoldsSelf - Biographer
Steve GlazerSelf - Lawyer
Merle CannonballSelf - Bartender, Last Resort
Jesse 'The Human Bomb' AvilesSelf
Brian JarvisSelf
Stéphane MarkcovichSelf
Michael McCarthySelf
Dick MillsSelf
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