Law and Disorder in Philadelphia (2008)

Original title

Louis Theroux: Law and Disorder in Philadelphia

Directed by

Emma Cooper

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 09m

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Louis Theroux explores Philadelphia's high crime rates by talking to police and people in low-income neighborhoods. He looks at both sides of the issue, from law enforcement to those affected by or involved in crime.

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What happens

Law and Disorder in Philadelphia (also titled Killadelphia) is a 2008 British documentary by Louis Theroux. Theroux investigates the high crime rates in one of the United States' largest cities, Philadelphia, mainly from the perspective of the local police as well as people affected by, and possibly involved in, crime in the city's low-income neighborhoods. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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