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Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge

So I was curious aboutthat tension between what was realand what wasn't, and whether the...

So I was curious about
that tension between what was real
and what wasn't, and whether the lyrics and
the personas reflected their real lives, and how much of it
was putting on an act

Full Transcript

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So I was curious about that tension
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between what was real and what wasn't,
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and whether the lyrics and the personas
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reflected their real lives,
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and how much of it was putting on an act.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:43
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC,BBC Documentaries

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Movie Summary

Interviews with Louis Theroux and conversations between the filmmaker and some of his most notable contributors.
S01 • E01 ..that it was as spiritual - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:05
..that it was as spiritual
S01 • E03 Louis: North Philadelphia - the area's called Kensington - - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:07
Louis: North Philadelphia - the area's called Kensingto...
S01 • E01 And I made a trip over in 2004 - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:07
And I made a trip over in 2004
S01 • E02 We filmed the episode in the South, - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:06
We filmed the episode in the South,
S01 • E03 You've got block after block in which houses - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:07
You've got block after block in which houses
S01 • E01 Some of that's recorded in the footage - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:07
Some of that's recorded in the footage
S01 • E02 There was a rapper, and impresario and mogul - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:24
There was a rapper, and impresario and mogul
S01 • E04 I wouldn't do anything about it - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:04
I wouldn't do anything about it
S01 • E03 I mean, there's areas all over the world like this. - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:04
I mean, there's areas all over the world like this.
S01 • E01 - He more or less sat down with me - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:08
- He more or less sat down with me
S01 • E03 But this one was... it was unlike anything - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:08
But this one was... it was unlike anything
S01 • E03 The police unit I was embedded with - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:06
The police unit I was embedded with
S01 • E01 I think he'd had substance abuse issues, - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:04
I think he'd had substance abuse issues,
S01 • E04 Well, I haven't known you very much, - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:05
Well, I haven't known you very much,
S01 • E01 He worked decent jobs, but nothing glamorous, - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:08
He worked decent jobs, but nothing glamorous,
S01 • E03 Don't "come on" shit. Is there open bottles of beer - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:05
Don't "come on" shit. Is there open bottles o...
S01 • E02 I ended up going back to his house, - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:08
I ended up going back to his house,
S01 • E03 [indistinct] - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:05
[indistinct]
S01 • E01 So, discovering himself - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:07
So, discovering himself
S01 • E02 Yeah, I'm not very good, - Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge 00:05
Yeah, I'm not very good,