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Movie poster: Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)
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Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer

1992 · 87 min Documentary Crime
6.6 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1992
Country United Kingdom
Genre Documentary, Crime
Director Nick Broomfield
Runtime 87 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.6/10 (72 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

Broomfield constructs a raw, unflinching look at media exploitation, relying on vérité footage to expose a circus of opportunists. The film explores not the crimes, but the moral decay of those profiting from them—lawyers, a self-appointed savior, and the director himself.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound discomfort with the entire spectacle, forcing viewers to question their own role as consumers of true crime. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Nick Broomfield

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Watch alone, in a sober mood, prepared for gritty and ethically complex realism.

🎭 Cast

Aileen Wuornos

Aileen Wuornos

Self

Nick Broomfield

Nick Broomfield

Self

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Arlene Pralle

Self

Tyria Moore

Tyria Moore

Self - Aileen's Girlfriend

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Mike Reynolds

Self - Biographer

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Steve Glazer

Self - Lawyer

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Merle Cannonball

Self - Bartender, Last Resort

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Jesse 'The Human Bomb' Aviles

Self

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Brian Jarvis

Self

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Stéphane Markcovich

Self

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