A Place for Paedophiles (2009)

Original title

Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles

Directed by

Emma Cooper

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

45 min

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 53 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Louis Theroux visits a California mental hospital that houses men convicted as sexually violent predators. The film shows how the men live and talk with staff about their treatment.

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What happens

A Place for Paedophiles is a British documentary that was televised on 19 April 2009. Produced and presented by Louis Theroux, the documentary ran for 60 minutes, and took place at Coalinga State Hospital, a mental hospital in California for sexually violent predators. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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