Law and Disorder in Johannesburg explained

Starring:Louis Theroux
Country:United Kingdom
Language:English
Producer:Louis Theroux
Runtime:60 minutes

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]

Reception

The 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

Notes and References

  1. News: Theroux in the city of the damned. Dominion Post. 8 August 2012. 3 September 2010.
  2. News: The Devil's Whore, Sat, Channel 4 Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Johannesburg, Sun, BBC2. The Independent. 8 December 2008. 11 October 2010. London. Tom. Sutcliffe.
  3. News: He may be used to posing the questions but we get some straight answers from Louis Theroux. Wales Online. 11 October 2010.
  4. News: Louis and the hotspots. Leicester Mercury. 8 December 2008. 8 August 2012.