Tuesday 17 April 2018

AFRYKAMERA 2018

 TICKLING GIANTS

 Recommended. I wasn't interested in the Arab Spring till Polish authorities started abusing their power two years ago. Now demonstrations and sacking journalists are commonplace here which brings political upheavals home. The film charts Bassem Youssef's comedy career intertwining show excerpts with news on the internal affairs at the time of each episode. "We need a dictator who'll understand democracy" and "Only a fair dictator will be a true democrat" come from actual news programs. His show has got Egyptians talking about politics and himself exiled. The documentary helped me understand recent Egyptian history and the present. An entertaining way to extend your knowledge of the world.
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