Louis Theroux: Surviving America’s Most Hated Family

Synopsis

Award-winning filmmaker Louis Theroux revisits the hugely controversial Westboro Baptist Church to investigate how its founder’s death has affected current and former members. Thirteen years since first encountering one of America’s most notorious hate groups, Louis makes a long-anticipated return ... Award-winning filmmaker Louis Theroux revisits the hugely controversial Westboro Baptist Church to investigate how its founder’s death has affected current and former members. Thirteen years since first encountering one of America’s most notorious hate groups, Louis makes a long-anticipated return to the strange and unpleasant world of Westboro. What happens when a group largely populated by one family loses its patriarch? Louis discovers how the late Pastor Phelps’ doctrine of divine hate has cast a shadow, not only on true-believers but also on those who’ve managed to escape the church’s vice-like grip.