MONSTER

 

Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern

Newmarket Film Group; Directed by Patty Jenkins

Rated R; 109 minutes; 2003

 

This powerful film tells the true story of Aileen Wuornos, one of America's first female serial killers and one of very few women to be executed in the United States.  Aileen’s difficult and cruel childhood led her into prostitution and she eventually began a killing spree that would leave seven would-be rapists dead.  Her relationship with a woman named Selby would be the only thing in her life resembling love but would also be her eventual downfall. 

 

 

Winner of the Academy Award© for Best Actress – Charlize Theron