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Recently, a new documentary titled ‘The Settlers’ was released on
BBC iPlayer
. Directed by Louis Theroux, the documentary is shot in the Israeli settlements in the West Bank where Theroux is revisiting the subject of a documentary he made in 2011, The Ultra Zionists. In both these documentaries he focuses on Jewish people who, motivated by religious nationalism, have broken international law and settled in Palestine.
While Theroux may have made the documentary to shed light on the increased number of people following the ideology and how it had affected the lives of the Palestinians, his work has been receiving rave reviews on social media with people commending him on showcasing the mentality and activities of the settlers.
“Louis Theroux you proved why you are thee best at documentaries, you shone the light of truth on these maniacs without breaking a sweat. They dug their own holes with their own mouths” wrote a person on X. “The horror – the daily horror – of what happens in the West Bank gets far too little mainstream coverage. It’s great to see someone with Theroux’s profile expose a new audience to this reality. Watch it, share it.” wrote another.
But who is Louis Theroux and why is his documentary the talk of the hour?
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Born on May 20th, 1970, Louis Theroux is a British-American documentarian born in Singapore. He was born to Anne Castle, an English teacher and Paul Theroux, an American travel writer and novelist.
Theroux spent most of his childhood in London where he attended the Westminster School before graduating with first-class honours from the Magdalen College, Oxford in Modern History.
After graduation he moved to the states wher
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