Tickling Giants

IMDb link: 5494396
IMDb rating: 8.2 (1,758 votes)
Genres: Documentary
Director: Jon Stewart, Sara Taksler
Cast: Bassem Youssef, Shadi Alfons, Injy Abou El So'oud and others

Release date: 10 Apr 2017
Release year: 2016
Runtime: 111 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: egypt, political satire, arab spring, revolution, freedom of expression, freedom of the press, reference to jon stewart, reference to hosni mubarak, reference to mohamed morsi, reference to abdel fattah el sisi

Plot:

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".

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