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Tickling Giants

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Tickling Giants

Are you brave enough to tell a joke?

7.6

1h 51m

2017

“Are you brave enough to tell a joke?”

Synopsis

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".

Director

Sara Taksler

Trailer

Documentary

woman director

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Cast & Crew

Bassem Youssef

Bassem Youssef

as Self

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart

as Self

Shady Alfons

Shady Alfons

as Self

Khaled Mansour

Khaled Mansour

as Self

Ayman Wattar

Ayman Wattar

as Self

Mohamed Andeel

as Self

Hend Radwan

as Self

Miral El Desoki

as Self

Tarek AIQazzaz

as Self

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