# Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer (1992)

> An incisive true-crime documentary probes the media, legal, and personal opportunism surrounding Aileen Wuornos's notoriety.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/66628

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Documentary, Crime
- Director: Nick Broomfield
- Cast: Aileen Wuornos, Nick Broomfield, Arlene Pralle, Tyria Moore, Mike Reynolds, Steve Glazer, Merle Cannonball, Jesse 'The Human Bomb' Aviles
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103634/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: tense, probing, disturbing, true crime viewing, documentary night

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