Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

In this gripping documentary, renowned British filmmaker Nick Broomfield provides an intimate portrayal of Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute turned serial killer who was convicted for the murders of six men in Florida during the late 1980s and early 1990s. This thought-provoking follow-up to Broomfield's earlier work delves deep into the fractured psyche of Wuornos, a woman deemed legally sane by the state of Florida despite her evident mental deterioration. The film incorporates never-before-seen footage from Wuornos' trial, with Broomfield himself taking center stage as a vital witness to the proceedings. As we delve into the harrowing story of a tormented soul trapped in a cycle of violence and despair, Broomfield forces us to confront our own perceptions of guilt, punishment, and the complexities of the human mind.