Tickling Giants

2017- 2016 • Feature Film • Released

Comedy, Drama, Documentary

https://tribecafilm.com/filmguide/tickling-giants-2016

Following the Arab Spring and in need of a laugh, Dr. Bassem Youssef left heart surgery to try his hand at comedy. "Al Bernameg," the first political satire show in Egypt, had 30 million weekly viewers. This documentary illustrates how comedy can be cathartic and shows people who fight oppression with their jokes instead of their fists.