Hollywood Madam | |
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Directed by | Nick Broomfield[1][2] |
Produced by | Nick Broomfield[1] |
Cinematography | Paul Kloss [1] |
Edited by | Susan J. Bloom[1] |
Music by | David Bergeaud[1] |
Distributed by | InPictures |
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Running time | 107 minutes[3] |
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Language | English[3] |
Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam (1996) is a feature-length documentary film by Nick Broomfield. It concerns Heidi Fleiss, then a madam involved in a prostitution ring. In the film, Broomfield attempts to discover if Fleiss truly is a "horrible person"[This quote needs a citation] and what made her that way.[2][4][5]
The film documents the power struggle among Fleiss, her former mentor Elizabeth Adams (known as Madam Alex), and Fleiss' former lover Iván Nagy, himself allegedly involved in prostitution. The film also chronicles the destructive relationship between Fleiss and Nagy, a sort of mutual aggressiveness that both seem to find appealing.[2][5] The documentary was co-funded by the BBC, HBO, CBC and WDR.[3]