For his latest hardhitting bbc series, dark states, he visits ame. During his time, theroux speaks with serial murderers, gang members, atrisk inmates, and guards. He is a writer and producer, known for when louis met. In this 2008 documentary, theroux visits one of americas oldest and most notorious prisons, californias san quentin. Great short video from bbc show louis theroux behind bars. This is autisme louis theroux by inges kattehjem on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Louis therouxs documentary pack dvdrip xvidnosegment.
Behind bars, in which louis spent two weeks in san quentin prison, a kind of battery farm for human miscreants. Enlightenment weekend louis theroux, the beeb uploaded by bsanandaatyahoodotcom globalcooperativeforumdotnet. There, he meets and speaks to serial murderers, gang members, atrisk inmates and guards. He has published numerous works of fiction, some of which were adapted as feature films. I heard she died from a drug overdose soon after being in the doco. Behind bars 2008 san quentin is one of americas largest prisons. But we need to pay money to clean the country, the cities and the towns so that us and our children can travel and live. Transgender inmate deborah talks to louis about her time in prison and her relationship with male cellmate robert. Thirteen years since first encountering one of americas most notorious hate groups, awardwinning filmmaker louis theroux makes a longanticipated return to kansas to spend time with the westboro baptist church a hugelycontroversial christian ministry that for years has picketed at military funerals and other highprofile events with deliberately provocative and homophobic placards. A collection of louis theroux s wide array of gripping documentaries. Its hard to know whether louis therouxs naivety about life in prison is real or feigned. Behind bars sees louis immerse himself in san quentin prison by exploring the relationships between prisoners and their guards. Cymraeg dansk english suomi francais nederlands norsk bokmal simple english svenska.
Great video from bbc show louis theroux behind bars. Louis theroux all the latest news and updates the sun. Louis makes the bold move of spending time behind bars with the inmates for a. Behind bars 2008 the most hated family in america 2007 louis theroux.
Contains some strong language and deals with adult themes. Having lost faith in the ability of the police to protect them, many residents have turned to an industry of private security offering protection for a price. Louis theroux says he will visit tiger king star joe exotic in prison the 49yearold bbc star visited the eccentric former zoo owner for his documentary americas most dangerous pets, years. Behind bars is a television documentary written and presented by louis theroux about one of americas most notorious prisons, san quentin. So i got introduced to theroux by serious doco formats post 2008, with dementia, milwaukee, edge of life etc. I programmet louis theroux i san quentin louis theroux.
I agree that keeping them in behind the prison walls cost a lot of money which directly goes from our pockets in the form of taxes. With the rise of private correctional facilities and massive racial disparity in the prison system, the prison industrial complexa term popularized by theorist angela davisis only growing in power. You might like similar programs to this, shown below. The awardwinning louis theroux goes behind the bars of one of americas most notorious prisons, san quentin. Louis theroux was born on may 20, 1970 in singapore as louis sebastian theroux. Yeah, im binge watching theroux at home and this is the only place i can talk about it, i apologise.
Louis and the brothel, louis and the nazis, louis and michael,gambling in las vegas, the most hated family in america, louis therous. Louis theroux weird weekends s01e10 demolition derby. In his own words and with the aid of video fragments he will shed a light on his style, technique and vision. All in all, not as horrible a place as one would think. Louis goes inside californias san quentins prison one of americas most notorious prisons to meet serial murderers, gang members, at risk inmates. Oct 22, 2017 louis theroux has become a household name on the back of his varied documentaries, his deadpan style earning him a legion of fans. Louis theroux spends two weeks in californias san quentin state prison, which houses 6,000 inmates, nearly twice its capacity. Was a very interesting personality its a damn shame. Louis visits las vegas to explore the citys most famous pastime and meet key players on both sides of the gambling tables. The film was produced and directed by stuart cabb, and was first aired on bbc two on january 2008 reception. May 25, 2017 david anthony silva is in corcoran state prison. Louis theroux talks to inmates about the racial segregation in their prison. Even though the united states has only 5% of the worlds population, it has a whopping 20% of the worlds prison population when incarcerated people have very little political power over.
The prison houses about 3,000 sexual predators, murderers and small time criminals. The court documents for david silva who was featured on. It is a very intimidating environment behind the walls. Louis investigates san quentin, the oldest and most notorious maximum security prison in california and the only one with a death row. A filmmaker travels the world speaking with extremists of all stripes. What ive had to get my head around is the fact that i grew to like him. Racial segregation in san quentin prison louis theroux. This is louis theroux ultra zionists by ariadne mirrorback on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. How do guards and criminals cope with everyday life, and each other. More information into the life of deborah lee worledge. The guards escort him, tell him what their job is all about and how the prison is subdivided while the inmates tell. British documentary film maker louis theroux has a unique style. Behind bars will be broadcast on sunday 15 june at 2200 bst on bbc two. See clips from louis theroux s weird weekends and the when louis met series.
I think louis took a rare misstep bringing up the domestic violence with cotillia and her boyfriend, even if she did agree. Louis travels to johannesburg, south africa where the residents find themselves increasingly besieged by crime. He was awarded the 1981 james tait black memorial prize for his novel the mosquito coast, which was adapted for the 1986 movie of the same name. The film was produced and directed by stuart cabb, and was first aired on bbc two on january 2008. The awardwinning louis theroux goes behind the bars of one of americas most notorious prisons. Behind bars aired on january 2008, saw louis immerse himself in san quentin prison by exploring the relationships between prisoners and their guards.
I dont know why, but the shot of louis and cotillia leaving her uncles house and them walking to the van, and her standing behind it looking off into the distance and then breaking down was very powerful. Jimmy 2000, my scientology movie 2015 and louis theroux. Some of his work includes the series louis theroux s weird weekends and when louis met. In this episode, louis visits south african game, where nearextinct and other african species are bred to be hunted by western tourists. I like louis but there was nothing new in this programme, in fact i think i saw it all on inside maximum security on the history channel segregation of inmates by colour, dropouts congregating together and the only ones that mix, being kept in the hole, etc. Louis travels to california to spend two weeks in the notorious san quentin state prison. Like no other he manages to strike the balance between getting involved with and close to his topics and making sure he keeps enough distance to guarantee his neutrality and independence. See louis taking a tour of paul daniels magic warehouse, being shown how to hypnotise a date, and training to become the next big wrestling star. In this episode, louis visits south african game, where. Bbcs louis theroux masterclass his style, technique and. It sure wasnt funny here i thought it more a damning indictment of the american penal system there didnt seem to be any rehabilitation offered so the prisoners become institutionalised extremely quickly. Louis theroux talks to prison guards about an incident on death row. Louis therouxs 6 best documentaries madman entertainment.
May 24, 2010 louis theroux talks to prison guards about an incident on death row. Mai 1970 in singapur ist ein britischus amerikanischer. Louis therouxs 2008 documentary behind bars features. Also found were a sawedoff mossberg shotgun with pistol grips.
Its hard to know whether louis theroux s naivety about life in prison is real or feigned. Louis theroux explores life in one of the united states most. Louis therouxs 2008 documentary behind bars features san. Louis theroux of the beeb uploaded by bsanandaatyahoodotcom globalcooperativeforumdotnet.
Louis theroux streaming vf, streaming en complet film vf hd 1080p en francais, louis theroux regardez tout le film sans limitation, diffusez en streaming en qualite. Justin evansbbc two when louis met jimmy was therouxs first fulllength. Journalist louis theroux takes aim at controversial topics and embeds himself in volatile situations in america, africa and the west bank. Behind bars is a television documentary written and. It was built in 1852 and is known for its chronic overcrowding. For two weeks, theroux visits the san quentin state prison. He went to juvenile hall at 6 years old and then youth authority at 11 for grand theft auto. Famous for its death row, its main purpose is to contain over 3,000 convicted criminals, including murderers and sexual predators. Paul edward theroux born april 10, 1941 is an american travel writer and novelist, whose bestknown work is the great railway bazaar 1975. Louis talks to prison guards louis theroux behind bars. Aug 19, 2016 louis behind bars 2008 for two weeks theroux explores the life of prisoners in one of americas most notorious prisons.
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