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CTHE Press Release: Aileen: Life and death of a serial killer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kavita Smith
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
From director Nick Bloomfield and DEJ Productions comes
the acclaimed documentary
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AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER
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Available on DVD and Videocassette June 1
Also available as part of a 2-pack with the theatrical film MONSTER,
starring Academy AwardŽ Winner for Best Actress Charlize Theron
Culver City, CA (March 29, 2004) - From director Nick Broomfield (Kurt and
Courtney, Biggie and Tupac, The Selling of a Serial Killer) and DEJ Productions comes the
acclaimed documentary AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER. This searing,
in-depth, up close and personal documentary is the second film from Broomfield on Aileen
Wournos and will debut on DVD and videocassette on June 1 from Columbia TriStar Home
Entertainment.
Broomfield's documentary is a chilling look inside the mind of a serial killer. As we see
a girl trading sex for cigarettes as early as nine, America's first female serial killer becomes less
of a monster and more of a tale of humanity's failures. Broomfield looks deep into Aileen's
history of abandonment, sex and violence to look at how a life gone wrong can create a serial
killer. Broomfield's picture is developed through years of correspondence and involvement
with Aileen. He lets us see a girl hitchhiking for sex, abandoned by her parents and ultimately a
human lost to paranoia, a victim of her own mind who kills seven men. This gripping
documentary culminates in Broomfeld's own court testimony solicited by the district attorney
during her final appeal.
AILEEN: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER will be available as a single disc
DVD in as a DVD 2-pack including the feature film MONSTER in its original theatrical version
with the Academy AwardŽ Winning performance for Best Actress by Charlize Theron.
Rated "R" for Strong Violence and Sexual Content and for Pervasive Language
Color
Closed Captioned
Running Time: 89 Minutes
DVD Catalog # 05725 / UPC Code: 0-43396-05728-8
VHS Catalog # 05881 / UPC Code: 0-43396-05881-1
DVD Order Date: 04/29/04
VHS Order Date: 05/11/04
SLP: $19.95 DVD; $39.95 DVD 2-pack; VHS priced for rental
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