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Tickling Giants provides a comprehensive examination of Youssef's career highs and lows while providing a vivid personal portrait of its subject whose cheerfulness and resolve began to wither in ...
Mar 16, 2017 · There’s a lot to laugh at, and to learn from, in “Tickling Giants,” a documentary that starts off by telling the story of one man and ends up speaking volumes about satire, freedom of ...
Mar 15, 2017 · Tickling Giants is a terrific movie that leaves you cherishing (a little more) the freedom we have, and holding in contempt (a little more) those who would compromise it. Mostly, the movie makes you understand how every society — and ours more than ever — needs people like Bassem Youssef to demonstrate that laughter will always be one of ...
Tickling Giants Dr. Bassem Youssef leaves his job as a heart surgeon, in Egypt, to star in one of the world's most popular TV shows. He uses humor to fight a president who abuses his power & to defend free speech.
SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/GravitasSubscribePRE-ORDER ON ITUNES http://apple.co/2pDnCNyDirected by: Sara TakslerStarring: Bassem Youssef, Jon Stewart, Andeel, ...
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Tickling Giants is a 2016 documentary about the amazing story of Bassem Youssef, a heart surgeon who left his profession to become a comedian in post-revolution Egypt. The film depicts how his satirical TV show became a unifying force for Egyptians during the Arab Spring and how he was eventually forced into exile by the Egyptian government.
He and his staff must endure physical threats, protDespite increasing danger, the team at Al Bernameg employ comedy, not violence, to comment on hypocrisy in media, politics, and religion. TICKLING GIANTS follows the team of Al Bernameg as they discover democracy is not easily won.
