Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists

Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists

Directed by Andy Wells

Produced by BBC

201160 min6.6 / 10

A probing, intimate documentary that embeds Theroux within a controversial settler community, balancing personal warmth with ideological critique and moral complexity.

Louis Theroux spends time with a small and very committed subculture of ultra-nationalist Jewish settlers. He discovers a group of people who consider it their religious and political obligation to populate some of the most sensitive areas of the West Bank, especially those with a spiritual significance dating back to the Bible. Throughout his journey, Louis gets close to the people most involved with driving the extreme end of the Jewish settler movement - finding them warm, friendly, humorous, and deeply troubling.

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  • Does Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Louis Theroux: The Ultra Zionists easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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59/ 100

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