The Settlers
Joshua Baker / United Kingdom / 2025 / 58 min
Fourteen years ago, Louis Theroux visited the Westbank, following a group of ultra Zionists, infringing on international law by building their homes in Palestinian territory. Now, Theroux is back in the Westbank, in a post October 7th world.
Fourteen years ago, Louis Theroux visited the Westbank, following a group of ultra Zionists, infringing on international law by building their homes in Palestinian territory. Now, Theroux is back in the Westbank, in a post October 7th world. Following a growing community of religious-nationalist settlers on the Westbank, Theroux approaches the complex situation with caution and his otherwise calm manner is pushed to its limits, once he encounters “The Godmother” of the settler community, Daniella Weiss.
With visits to Palestinian homes, under constant watch and rule of the Israeli military, as well as the homes of the settlers, wishing to expand into even bigger territories, the film provides a glimpse into the daily lives of the people living through what the rest of the world is only seeing on a screen. Once again, Louis Theroux’s unique and curious style of documentary film making allows him to get up close to a community that is otherwise closed off from the public, unveiling the inner lives, religious-beliefs and extremist activities of the Israeli settlers.