C'est dur d'être aimé par des cons (2008)
Directed by Daniel Leconte

Documentary
aka: It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks

Film Synopsis

In February 2007, Philippe Val, the editor-in-chief of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, is brought to trial for his decision to reproduce the twelve Danish caricatures of the prophet Mohammed.  In this documentary, Daniel Leconte recreates the event that was more than a trial of one man, but rather a test of freedom of expression in a modern democracy...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Daniel Leconte
  • Cinematographer: Xavier Liberman, David Quesemand, Thomas Risch
  • Music: Cyril de Turckheim
  • Cast: Philippe Val (Himself), Cabu (Himself), Elisabeth Badinter (Herself), François Bayrou (Himself), Christophe Bigot (Himself), Dalil Boubakeur (Himself), François Cavanna (Himself), Hervé Chabalier (Himself), Charb (Himself), Anne de Fontette (Herself), Salah Dejmai (Himself), Dieudonné (Himself), Caroline Fourest (Herself), Theo van Gogh (Himself (archive footage)), François Hollande (Himself), Honore (Himself), Denis Jeambar (Himself), Laurent Joffrin (Himself), Georges Kiejman (Himself), Claude Lanzmann (Himself)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 110 min
  • Aka: It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks

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