The Ringleader: The Case of the Bling Ring

(2023)

★ 4.8 IMDb · 6 votes

Genres: Documentary, Crime

Year: 2023

Runtime: 95 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Erin Lee Carr

Cast: Rachel Lee, Allen Salkin, Amy Kaufman, Christine Kee, Sarika Kim, Eden Shizzle, David Lee, Nick Prugo, Alexis Neiers, Diana Tamayo

Plot

In a candid, first-time interview with Rachel Lee, the so-called teenage mastermind behind a string of high-profile celebrity robberies in 2008 and 2009, the film examines the motivations of Lee and a group of her friends who broke into celebrity homes in Hollywood to ransack and steal, exploring the possible reasons behind her actions including mental health issues and addictions, as well as the climate of celebrity excess that fueled the teens, recontextualizing the events behind the sensational headlines.