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Louis Theroux: America's Most Hated Family in Crisis (2011)

Return to the Most Hated Church in America

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Emma Cooper

Synopsis

Following up on his 2007 documentary, The Most Hated Family in America, Louis Theroux returns to Topeka, Kansas, for a week-long visit with the Westboro Baptist Church. He again joins the Phelps family on their controversial pickets where they try to antagonise communities with offensive slogans and anti-gay placards. But four years on from Louis's last visit, there are signs of disarray in the Phelps clan. A series of defections of family members has shaken up the church.

Actors

Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux
Himself - Presenter
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Himself
Shirley Phelps-Roper
Shirley Phelps-Roper
Herself
Lauren Drain
Lauren Drain
Herself
Steve Drain
Steve Drain
Himself
Betty Phelps
Betty Phelps
Herself
Jael Phelps
Jael Phelps
Herself
Libby Phelps
Libby Phelps
Herself
Sara Phelps
Sara Phelps
Herself
Grace Phelps-Roper
Grace Phelps-Roper
Herself
Megan Phelps-Roper
Megan Phelps-Roper
Herself
Rebekah Phelps-Rope
Rebekah Phelps-Rope
Herself

Crews

Louis Theroux
Louis Theroux
Writer
Emma Cooper
Emma Cooper
Director

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