The honest truth can get very ugly. British filmmaker(Nick Broomfield) directs this documentary that deals with appeals court appearances of infamous serial killer Aileen Wuornos, who went on a murder spree in 1992. Growing up in Michigan Aileen was selling sex for cigarettes at the age of 9. Dealing with abuse most of her life, Wournos had very little respect for men...but knew she needed to use them for her survival. In the state of Florida Aileen became a highway prostitute as a teen and was convicted of killing six semi-truck drivers claiming she was defending herself from rape. This film shows a very troubled woman that runs in and out of paranoid schizophrenia. Actual footage from court appearances plus personal interviews with the killer; as well as family members of the "johns" she murdered makes for an undaunted, matter-of-fact, in your face documentary. Wournos makes no bones about what she did; but she is adamant about the criminal justice system failing her. Her story was loosely told in the acclaimed 2003 movie MONSTER starring Charlize Theron in the lead role.
