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Myra: The Making of a Monster
2003 · 112 min
A sombre, sobering examination of a notorious killer's mind, more unsettling for its restraint than any dramatisation.
- Directed by
- Michael Atwell
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Haydn Gwynne, Oliver James, Jean Ritchie
- Overview
- The documentary examines Myra Hindley's psyche, the nature of her relationship with Ian Brady, her background, and time in prison. When Moors murderer Myra Hindley died on 15 November, she was Britain's longest serving woman prisoner - spending 36 years in jail. Hindley was jailed for life in 1966 for murdering two children with her lover Ian Brady.
- How it feels
- Dark, bleak and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Crime, violence, obsession, morality
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Michael Atwell
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Haydn Gwynne, Oliver James, Jean Ritchie



