Tabloid

Tabloid

2011 · 87 min · EN · R · 6.4 (137 votes)
Dir. Errol Morris · Starring Joyce McKinney, Peter Tory, Troy Williams, Jackson Shaw, Kent Gavin, Jin Han Hong

“An Errol Morris love story”

Documentary

One of America's top documentary filmmakers turns his attention to the outrageous and nearly unbelievable story of Joyce McKinney, a former Miss Wyoming beauty queen who gained a great deal of notoriety after being accused of kidnapping a young Mormon missionary, restraining him in chains and raping him in 1977 England. The unbalanced McKinney is extensively interviewed, particularly about her ambition to write a memoir telling her side of the tale.

VIBE

This documentary feels like a descent into a bizarre true crime fever dream. It's a deeply unsettling look at media obsession and the blurring lines of reality, leaving you questioning everything you see.

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