It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks

2008 · 118 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 237 VOTES · DIR. Daniel LeConte

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Overview

The murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh by an Islamic extremist in 2004, followed by the publishing of twelve satirical cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed that was commissioned for the Danish newspaper Jyllands-Posten, provides the incendiary framework for Daniel Leconte's provocative documentary, It's Hard Being Loved by Jerks.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,677 lines

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00:00:08 This story begins with a crime.
00:04:32 one day before L'Express.
00:09:26 "Knowing you and knowing Philippe Val
00:13:44 You have a hard time believing it.
00:17:44 The Muslims were shocked, ok. Everyone has a right to be shocked.
00:22:42 We knew the diplomatic and political stakes.
00:26:49 it will mean that from then on
00:31:13 It's outrageous!
00:34:59 printed plenty of cartoons about it
00:38:58 At all costs.
00:43:04 I love Meddeb. He's perfect.
00:46:51 that lend such great importance
00:50:58 to ban Al Manar.
00:54:33 to the expression of an idea or an opinion
00:58:24 Someone had just related what had happened.
01:02:19 of intelligence, emotion and purity in this trial.
01:07:06 On the other side, it isn't a human community under attack
01:11:40 That's a lie. You're telling a lie.
01:15:50 in Arab and Muslim societies
01:19:54 had foreseen a possible suit but the headline
01:24:01 Your grandparents died in the war for France, fine.
01:28:05 based on ideas that they kept wheeling out
01:31:53 I asked them, "What are you after by demanding equal treatment?
01:36:04 hard for the judge to rule against them.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,677
Dialogue density14.2 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line01:36:04

Production Record

DirectorDaniel LeConte
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes237