Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles (2009)
- HD 1080
- Runtime: 59m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United Kingdom
- Director: Emma Cooper
- Stars: Louis Theroux
- keywords: pedophilia, mental institution
- Production_studio: BBC
- The Louis Theroux: A Place for Paedophiles is featured in the top rankings of 2009
- #34 in Top Documentary Movies of 2009
Louis has gained access to Coalinga Mental Hospital in California, which houses more than 500 of the most disturbed criminals in America, convicted paedophiles. Most have already served lengthy prison sentences, but have been deemed unsafe for release. Instead, they have been sent here for an indefinite time. Spending time with those undergoing treatment, Louis wrestles with whether he can ever allow himself to believe men whose whole history is defined by deception and deceit.