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Tickling Giants (2017)

Are you brave enough to tell a joke?

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : Sara Taksler

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".

Actors

Bassem Youssef
Bassem Youssef
Himself
Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
Himself
Shadi Alfons
Shadi Alfons
Himself
Khaled Mansour
Khaled Mansour
Himself
Ayman Wattar
Ayman Wattar
Himself
Mohamed Andeel
Mohamed Andeel
Himself
Hend Radwan
Hend Radwan
Herself
Miral El Desoki
Miral El Desoki
Herself
Tarek AIQazzaz
Tarek AIQazzaz
Himself

Crews

Sara Taksler
Sara Taksler
Director
Sara Taksler
Sara Taksler
Writer
Maziar Bahari
Maziar Bahari
Producer
Monica Hampton
Monica Hampton
Producer
Frederic Rose
Frederic Rose
Producer
Sara Taksler
Sara Taksler
Producer

Trailers and other movies

Tickling Giants Trailer for Indiegogo

Posters and backgrounds

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