It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks - Production & Contact Info

It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008)
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110 min | Documentary

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It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008)

Not Rated

110 min | Documentary

When twelve cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad were published by Denmark's largest newspaper in 2005, European muslim groups denounced the cartoons as insulting and sacrilegious. To everyone's surprise, the protests against the ...See moreWhen twelve cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad were published by Denmark's largest newspaper in 2005, European muslim groups denounced the cartoons as insulting and sacrilegious. To everyone's surprise, the protests against the Muhammad drawings took a worldwide scale, even leading to violent demonstrations in several Muslim countries. In France, the satirical news magazine Charlie Hebdo joined the conversation and reprinted the controversial cartoons, causing an uproar among the country's growing Muslim population. Months later, the Great Mosque of Paris, the World Muslim League and the Union of Islamic Organizations of France took Charlie Hebdo's editor Philippe Val to court for defamation and incitement of hatred. Tough Being Loved by Jerks offers a real-time account of the ensuing trial, arguably one most divisive and heated legal proceedings in recent French history. The film features lawyers, witnesses, journalists, editorial conferences, demonstrations of support, as well as the reactions of the prosecutors and Muslim leaders around the world. Given new relevance after the January 7, 2015, attacks at the Charlie Hebdo offices, which left 12 dead and 11 wounded, Tough Being Loved by Jerks also features candid interviews (and rarely seen behind-the-scenes moments) with acclaimed Charlie Hebdo cartoonists, such as Cabu, Charb, Tignous and Wolinski, who were killed on January 7, 2015. As such, the film offers a unique perspective into the current debate around France's founding ideals and its current realities. See less

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32 cast members

Name	Known for
Elisabeth Badinter Self Self See fewer	Condorcet (1989)
François Bayrou Self Self See fewer	J'ai une question à vous poser (2007)
Christophe Bigot Self Self See fewer	Yao (2018)
Cabu Self Self See fewer	Très insuffisant (1979)
Charb Self Self See fewer	Cahiers de doléances (2014)
Anne de Fontette Self Self See fewer	It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008)
Salah Dejmai Self Self See fewer	It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008)
Caroline Fourest Self Self See fewer	Wild Soul
François Hollande Self Self See fewer	Silex and the City, le film (2024)
Philippe Honoré Self Self See fewer	It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008)
Denis Jeambar Self Self See fewer	Le bal des menteurs (2011)
Georges Kiejman Self Self See fewer	The Musician Killer (1975)
Claude Lanzmann Self Self See fewer	Shoah (1985)
Michel Lelong Self Self See fewer	C dans l'air (2001)
Richard Malka Self Self See fewer	La Page 99 de Gontran H (2021)
Bernard Maris Self Self See fewer	Film socialisme (2010)
Abdelwahab Meddeb Self Self See fewer	The Film to Come (1997)
Mehdi Mozzafari Self Self See fewer	It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks (2008)
Riss Self Self See fewer	In God They Trust (2024)
Mohamed Sifaoui Self Self See fewer	The Disintegration (2011)
Francis Szpiner Self Self See fewer	Story of Women (1988)
Tignous Self Self See fewer	Portrait de Groupe (1985)
Philippe Val Self Self See fewer	Sylvestre ou Le Luron du Réveillon (1981)
Dalil Boubakeur Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Cahiers de doléances (2014)
François Cavanna Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Merci Bernard (1982)
Hervé Chabalier Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Tango (2010)
Dieudonné Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatra (2002)
Laurent Joffrin Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	La case du siècle (2010)
Daniel Leconte Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Je Suis Charlie (2015)
Flemming Rose Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Theo van Gogh Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Blind Date (I) (1996)
Georges Wolinski Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Le cowboy (1985)