‘Black Widow’ Is About Yelena, Not Natasha
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Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1994)
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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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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Genre:Documentary, Crime
Written By:Nick Broomfield
In Theaters:2/4/1994
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Runtime:87 minutes
Studio:Channel 4 Television, Lafayette Film
Cast
Nick Broomfield
Director
Aileen Wuornos
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Nick Broomfield
Self
Arlene Pralle
Self
Tyria Moore
Self - Aileen's Girlfriend
Mike Reynolds
Self - Biographer
Steve Glazer
Self - Lawyer
Merle Cannonball
Self - Bartender, Last Resort
Jesse 'The Human Bomb' Aviles
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Brian Jarvis
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Stéphane Markcovich
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Michael McCarthy
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