Tough being loved by jerks / directed by Daniel Leconte.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Leconte, Daniel, 1949- director.

Kino Lorber Edu (Firm), distributor.

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Charlie hebdo (Periodical)--Trials, litigation, etc.

Charlie hebdo (Periodical).

Politics and literature--France--21st century.

Politics and literature.

Islamic fundalism.

Public opinion--France--21st century.

Public opinion.

France.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Paris] : Pyramide International SA : Kino Lorber Edu, 2015.

System Details:

DVD.

U-matic

video file

Summary:

Because he had published the twelve Danish cartoons that had triggered the wrath of Muslims worldwide, Philippe Val, the editor of Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical newspaper, was cited to court by the Great Mosque of Paris, the World Muslim League and the Union of Islamic Organizations of France. Daniel Leconte has been covering this extraordinary trial in real time, aiming at deciphering the international political, ideological and media-related stakes with the key participants. The film features lawyers, witnesses, the media, editorial conferences, demonstrations of support... as well as the stances of intellectuals and politicians, the reactions of the prosecutors and of Muslim countries. It's a reflection on Islam, on the press, on the state of the public opinion in French society, but also an endeavor to answer the challenges that fundamentalism poses to all democracies.

Notes:

French with English subtitles.

OCLC:

906046125