Charlize Theron stars as serial killer Aileen Wuornos in this gritty, hard-hitting crime drama written and directed by Patty Jenkins. After a horrifically abusive childhood in Michigan, Aileen, known as \'Lee\' (Theron) is working as a prostitute on the highways of Florida, with truck drivers as her main clientele. Just as she is nearing suicidal despair, she meets Selby (Christina Ricci) a young woman sent to live with an aunt to \'cure\' her of her homosexuality. The two quickly fall into an intense and dysfunctional relationship, and Lee continues to work the streets to support Selby, who has become her lifeline. When one of her customers turns violent, Lee ends up shooting him in self-defence, and her string of killings begins.