With all the ingredients of a Hollywood movie, this sex scandal shocked, enthralled, and enraged 1990s America. An examination of the affair between Mary Kay Letourneau and her 12-year-old student, Vili Fualaau in 1997.
Editing
Jarring archive footage cuts that refuse nostalgia.
Direction
Burke lets Letourneau indict herself with her own words.
Director
Johnny Burke
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This case literally invented the 'hot teacher' tabloid template that haunts true crime coverage today.
Letourneau died in 2020; Fualaau reportedly refused to participate in this documentary, making his limited archival presence even more haunting.
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