Movie·2017·1h 51m
Tickling Giants
Are you brave enough to tell a joke?
Country
Egypt
Language
Arabic
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// overview
The Story
The Arab Spring in Egypt: From a dictator to free elections, back to a dictatorship. One comedy show united the country and tested the limits of free press. This is the story of Bassem Youssef, a cardiologist turned comedian, the Jon Stewart of Egypt, and his show "The Show".
Producer
Sara Taksler, Monica Hampton
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
37 votes
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// cast
Cast
Bassem Youssef
Self
Jon Stewart
Self
Shady Alfons
Self
Khaled Mansour
Self
Ayman Wattar
Self
Mohamed Andeel
Self
Hend Radwan
Self
Miral El Desoki
Self
Tarek AIQazzaz
Self
// crew
Crew
Sara Taksler
Writer, Director, Producer
Monica Hampton
Producer
Maziar Bahari
Producer
Frederic Rose
Producer
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