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The Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2013) [N/A]

Featuring:
Andrew Swant, Pamela Bass, Jeffrey Jentzen

Written by:
Andrew Swant
Joe Riepenhoff

Directed by:
Chris James Thompson


Release Date:
February 15, 2013

Original Title:
The Jeffrey Dahmer Files

Alternate Titles:
Jeff

Genres:
Crime | Documentary

Production Companies:
Echo Bridge
Good / Credit Productions

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 76

He lived next door.

Overview from TheMovieDB

An experimental documentary film that uses archival footage, interviews, and fictionalised scenarios to tell the story of the people around Jeffrey Dahmer during the summer of his arrest in 1991.

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Overview from Open Movies

In 1991 Jeffrey Dahmer was arrested in Milwaukee and sentenced to 957 years in prison for killing 17 people and dismembering their bodies. This film explores the city of Milwaukee by meeting those surrounding Dahmer during and after his hidden spree. Recollections from Milwaukee Medical Examiner Jeffrey Jentzen, Police Detective Patrick Kennedy, and neighbor Pamela Bass are interwoven with archival footage and everyday scenes from Dahmer's life, working collectively to disassemble the facade of an ordinary man leading an ordinary existence.

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The Jeffrey Dahmer Files (2013) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes 65%
Metacritic 61/100
Awards Won: 1 win & 2 nominations

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Cinematography:
Michael T. Vollmann

Director:
Chris James Thompson

Writer:
Andrew Swant
Chris James Thompson

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