Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer

Overview

British filmmaker Nick Broomfield revisits the chilling story of Aileen Wuornos in this compelling documentary sequel to his 1992 film. Wuornos, a troubled highway prostitute, was sentenced to death for the murders of six men in Florida from 1989 to 1990. As Broomfield conducts interviews with the increasingly unstable Wuornos, he unveils the complexities of her psyche while challenging the state’s assertion of her mental competency for execution. The film intertwines Broomfield’s courtroom testimony, providing a poignant look at a life marked by trauma and tragedy, raising questions about justice and the human condition.