Law and Disorder in Johannesburg is a Louis Theroux documentary about the crime and private security situation in Johannesburg, South Africa. Theroux travels with heavily armed private security contractors who fill a security vacuum left by the government's inability to provide adequate security via normal means, such as policing. Theroux also meets with local people in Black townships, who practice vigilantism against suspected criminals.[1][2][3]
| Law and Disorder in Johannesburg | |
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| Written by | Louis Theroux |
| Starring | Louis Theroux |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Louis Theroux |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Release | 7 December 2008 |
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Reception
editThe Leicester Mercury described the programme as "a tense, depressing and occasionally gobsmacking film shot in a city plucked from the pages of some kind of dystopian novel."[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Theroux in the city of the damned". Dominion Post. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- ^ Sutcliffe, Tom (8 December 2008). "The Devil's Whore, Sat, Channel 4 Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg, Sun, BBC2". The Independent. London. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "He may be used to posing the questions but we get some straight answers from Louis Theroux". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ^ "Louis and the hotspots". Leicester Mercury. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2012.