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It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks

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Islamic groups sue French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo after it publishes Danish cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad.

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Todd McCarthy Variety 02/23/2012
The clash of fundamentalist Islam and Western values as encapsulated by the "blasphemous" Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad is examined at length in It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/21/2016
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The deadly clash between the cultures of the West and those of fundamentalist Islamists gets a thorough examination in this informative and timely documentary. Go to Full Review
Prairie Miller Critical Women 01/17/2015
Free speech or hate speech, daring activists or danger junkies? Among the issues this doc does not pursue, seemingly living outside history along with the gleeful Charlie Hebdo cartoonists it celebrates. Whose demise yes, could be connected to the CIA. Go to Full Review
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06/11/2010 Docu tripant sur Charlie Hebdo et les caricatures ! Heureusement, les gentils et la démocratie gagnent à la fin… See more 04/07/2009 Reprenant l'intitule de la fameuse couverture de Charlie-Hebdo, ce documentaire militant relate le proces intente en 2007 par la mosquee de Paris et l'UOIF a l'hebdomadaire satirique dans le cadre de l'affaire des caricatures de Mahomet. Precis et methodique, Daniel Lecomte aligne les interventions des avocats et des temoins des deux parties afin de rendre clairement compte de ce qui s'est dit durant les plaidoiries, et deplace evidemment son propos vers le cadre plus large de la liberte d'expression. Cela dit, "C'est dur d'etre aime par des cons" est un travail qui n'a rien d'impartial et qui s'assume parfaitement comme tel. Adepte d'un laicite de combat, Lecomte ne laisse generalement la parole aux defenseurs du camp adverse que pour mieux tenter de les prendre a leur propre logique. De meme, on observe un net decalage entre les temoins de Charlie-Hebdo qui en appellent a l'essence meme de la democratie, et ceux des plaignants qui semblent tous en proie a une rage irreflechie. Manipulation ? Pas vraiment, plutot un parti-pris clair et net de la part de ce documentaire qui desire moins l'impartialite que la proclamation d'un message fort et salutaire pour la liberte d'expression. See more 03/14/2009 err.....not the chick flick I expected. lol. but an interesting subject i'll admit. loved the muslim brothers in the background ;P See more 11/17/2008 Entertaining film. Hard to believe it's a documentary and not an absurd comedy. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Islamic groups sue French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo after it publishes Danish cartoons mocking the Prophet Muhammad.
Director
Daniel Leconte
Producer
Daniel Leconte
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 31, 2016
Runtime
1h 58m