Louis Theroux: By Reason of Insanity

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Release Date

3/22/2015

Runtime

2 eps, 120 mins

Genres

Crime Documentary Reality

Overview

Louis immerses himself in the world of Ohio's state psychiatric hospitals, meeting patients who have committed crimes - at times horrifically violent - while in the grip of severe mental illness.

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

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A thoughtful and unsettling immersion into the lives of incarcerated people living with severe mental illness, where the line between culpability and compassion becomes increasingly complicated.