2007 · documentary · tv-movie
Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America
Directed by Geoffrey O'Connor1h 0m2007
Louis meets the Phelps family — the people at the heart of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church. The Phelps have rabid anti-homosexual beliefs, and often campaign at the funerals of American soldiers. They believe that every tragedy in the world is God's punishment for homosexuality.
Our read: Louis Theroux: The Most Hated Family in America (2007) reads as a heavy, steady, grounded documentary · tv-movie entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured documentary / tv-movie, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
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