Synopsis:
Courtesy of Nick Broomfield
Aileen Wuornos, the alleged first woman serial killer, was
convicted of killing seven of her clients. Nick Broomfield tries to
arrange an interview with her, first through her friendly but inept
lawyer Steve Glazer and then through her 'adoptive' mother,
born-again Christian Eileen.
As the negotiations for fees begin, the film becomes an exploration
of the way a 'serial killer' is constructed and sold as an image,
starkly illustrated by the police officers who worked on the case,
and who Broomfield discovers have sold their story to Hollywood
producers. When he eventually meets Aileen he encounters a severely
disturbed woman, and finds himself questioning her treatment at the
hands of the media and the state.
Synopsis:
Aileen Wuornos, the alleged first woman serial killer, was
convicted of killing seven of her clients. Nick Broomfield tries to
arrange an interview with her, first through her friendly but inept
lawyer Steve Glazer and then through her 'adoptive' mother,
born-again Christian Eileen.
As the negotiations for fees begin, the film becomes an exploration
of the way a 'serial killer' is constructed and sold as an image,
starkly illustrated by the police officers who worked on the case,
and who Broomfield discovers have sold their story to Hollywood
producers. When he eventually meets Aileen he encounters a severely
disturbed woman, and finds himself questioning her treatment at the
hands of the media and the state.