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Tickling Giants
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Wikipedia article
'Tickling Giants', directed by Sara Taksler, is a 2017 documentary film about the story of Bassem Youssef. In the midst of the Egyptian revolution of 2011, Bassem Youssef makes a decision to leave his job as a heart surgeon to become a full-time comedian. Dubbed "The Egyptian Jon Stewart," Bassem creates the satirical show "Al Bernameg". 'Tickling Giants' follows the team of Al Bernameg as they endure physical threats, protests, and legal action, all because of jokes.
Reception
The documentary has been well received. Among the review aggregators, Rotten Tomatoes gave it 100% based on 24 reviews and Metacritic gave it 77/100 based on 8 reviews. Owen Gleiberman says "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 the essential ways to keep power in check."
See also
* Arab Spring
* Egyptian revolution of 2011
References
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