Aileen and Selby fall in love, but they have nowhere to go, so Selby goes back to her aunt's home.Īfter being brutally raped and beaten by a client, Vincent Corey, Aileen kills him in self-defense and decides to quit prostitution. They later agree to meet at a roller skating rink, and they kiss for the first time. The two women return to the house where Selby is staying (temporarily exiled by her parents following the accusation from another girl that Selby tried to kiss her). Selby invites Aileen to spend the night with her. Selby takes to Aileen almost immediately, as she likes that she is very protective of her. Although she is initially hostile and declares that she is not gay, Aileen talks to Selby while drinking beer. In 1989, after moving from Michigan to Daytona Beach, Florida, and on the verge of committing suicide, street prostitute Aileen Wuornos meets Selby Wall in a gay bar. The film was chosen by the American Film Institute as one of the top ten films of 2003. Theron's acting has received critical acclaim film critic Roger Ebert called Theron's role "one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema".
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The film received a large number of awards and nominations, in particular for Theron's role, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Lead Actress, the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead, and also the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature (Patty Jenkins). Monster received positive reviews from critics and achieved box office success, grossing $64.2 million on an $8 million budget. The film was theatrically released in the United States on December 24, 2003, by Newmarket Films. On February 8, 2004, it premiered at the 54th Berlin International Film Festival, where it competed for the Golden Bear, while Theron won the Silver Bear for Best Actress. Monster had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 16, 2003. It stars Charlize Theron (who also produced) as Wuornos, and Christina Ricci as her semi-fictionalized lover, Selby Wall (based on Wuornos's real-life girlfriend Tyria Moore).
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The film is about serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a street prostitute who murdered seven of her male clients between 19 and was executed in Florida in 2002. Monster is a 2003 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by Patty Jenkins in her feature directorial debut.