• 2020
  • 3h 25m
Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge

Summary Interviews with Louis Theroux and conversations between the filmmaker and some of his most notable contributors. View more details

  • 2020
  • 3h 25m

Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Louis Theroux Frederick Albert Nancy Strang

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7.4

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 5, 2020

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : bbc website

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Studios Mindhouse Productions

Summary Interviews with Louis Theroux and conversations between the filmmaker and some of his most notable contributors. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Sep 5, 2020

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Official sites : bbc website

Language : English

Production companies : BBC Studios Mindhouse Productions

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 05, 2020
Beyond Belief
In the first episode of this career retrospective, Louis looks back at his earliest documentaries and explores how some people's most fervent beliefs can bring them into conflict with mainstream society.
Episode 2 • Sep 12, 2020
The Dark Side of Pleasure
Louis explores how America has managed to take our darkest desires, commodify them and turn them into a saleable product. From his memorable Weird Weekends episodes on porn and rap to films about Las Vegas and the US opioid crisis, this episode explores a very human tendency to jump to the dark side when seeking out pleasure - whether through indulgence, risk-taking or the joy of doing something seen as 'bad' or 'wrong'. Louis re-connects with porn-star JJ, who over 20 years ago was just making his way in the adult industry but has since turned his back on that world in favour of a new life in eastern Europe. And Louis catches up once more with Katilia from Heroin Town, whom he last saw hopelessly addicted to drugs, with little sign of turning her life around.
Episode 3 • Sep 19, 2020
Law and Disorder
Louis reflects on the criminal justice system in the USA, which has more prisoners than any other country in the world. In documentaries such as Behind Bars and Miami Mega Jail, Louis spent time with hundreds of incarcerated men, discovering a world with its own rules and codes and a system that seemed to be broken. In A Place for Paedophiles, Louis came face to face with those responsible for serious sex crimes against children who were being locked up indefinitely, even after their sentences had been completed. Louis also revisits his documentaries in Philadelphia and Milwaukee, where tensions between the African-American community and the police were already at boiling point, years before the recent killing of George Floyd.
Episode 4 • Sep 26, 2020
Family Ties
Louis examines how the greatest source of love in our lives - our families - can often be the cause of our deepest pain. In his trilogy of documentaries centred around the Westboro Baptist Church, Louis explores the price the family was paying for its devotion to the distorted vision of its patriarch, Pastor Fred Phelps. With Pastor Phelps now dead, the family has been torn apart - some of its members are still utterly devoted, whilst others have left, forbidden from ever contacting their families again. Louis also reflects on how physical and mental health or forces beyond our own control can threaten to derail our family lives. He catches up with contributors from Trans Kids and A Different Brain to see how life has changed since he saw them last.
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