艾莲零二年十月接受死刑。但争拗多年来从未终止:精神病患者犯重罪应受死吗?妓女自卫杀人可原谅吗?连环女杀手是否更不得人同情?导演十二年来一直跟艾莲的案件,在纪录片中揭发惊人真相:囚犯认罪只因为厌倦了无止境的审讯,并深信死后会上天堂。这是一部深入精神病患者死囚脑海的纪录,重访她儿时成长的地方,走访她的朋友,尝试用历史的脈络追查她演变成连环杀手的历程。你可嗅到真实的死囚桐的气味,最震撼的不是烦人的盘问,而是女杀手静静坐下来细诉的温柔与激动。像她这样的一个女子,是如何走上喋杀七个男人的血光之途?
- 类型: 纪录, 犯罪
- 工作室: Lafayette Films
- 关键词: prison, death penalty, child abuse, michigan, death row, self-defense, death sentence, interview, childhood trauma, daytona, dysfunctional family, rape victim, murder, domestic abuse, incest, mother daughter estrangement, homeless girl, woman director, mentally ill, ostracism, abandoned by mother, kicked out, traumatic childhood, traumatic experience, homeless teenager, estranged mother, mother daughter relationship, unfit mother, homeless child, traumatized woman, last interview, abused child, traumatized person, traumatized child, maximum security prison, women in prison, child raised by grandparents, working class people, central florida
- 投: Aileen Wuornos, Nick Broomfield, Diane Wuornos, Arlene Pralle, Tyria Moore, Dawn Botkins