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Law and Disorder in Johannesburg

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Law and Disorder in Johannesburg
Written byLouis Theroux
StarringLouis Theroux
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerLouis Theroux
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Release7 December 2008 (2008-12-07)
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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Theroux in the city of the damned". Dominion Post. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "He may be used to posing the questions but we get some straight answers from Louis Theroux". Wales Online. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Louis and the hotspots". Leicester Mercury. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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