Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

"The 2002 Interviews."

2003 1h 29m EN

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★6.7TMDB · 154

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Synopsis

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British documentarian Nick Broomfield creates a follow-up piece to his 1992 documentary of the serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a highway prostitute who was convicted of killing six men in Florida between 1989 and 1990. Interviewing an increasingly mentally unstable Wuornos, Broomfield captures the distorted mind of a murderer whom the state of Florida deems of sound mind -- and therefore fit to execute. Throughout the film, Broomfield includes footage of his testimony at Wuornos' trial.

“The 2002 Interviews.”

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Cast

Aileen Wuornos
Self (archive footage)
Nick Broomfield
Self
Diane Wuornos
Self
Arlene Pralle
Self (archive footage)
Tyria Moore
Self (archive footage)
Dawn Botkins
Self
Michelle Chauvin
Self
Dick Mills
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joan Churchill
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Aileen Wuornos: Broomfield Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joan Churchill, shot by Joan Churchill. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Claire Ferguson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Aileen Wuornos and Nick Broomfield and Diane Wuornos carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The 2002 Interviews.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0364930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joan Churchill directs. Joan Churchill behind the camera. Claire Ferguson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 23 years ago.
3Part of the "Aileen Wuornos: Broomfield Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Joan Churchill, shot by Joan Churchill. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Claire Ferguson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Aileen Wuornos and Nick Broomfield and Diane Wuornos carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The 2002 Interviews.".
8IMDB entry: tt0364930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 39 themes, including "prison", "death penalty", "child abuse", "michigan".

The technical file

Cinematography: Joan Churchill
Editing: Claire Ferguson
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

Part of

Aileen Wuornos: Broomfield Collection

British documentarian Nick Broomfield created two works—Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1993) and Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003).