February 20, 2015

The film was introduced by Wendy Brown, the cartoonist for our local paper. She spoke of the lines that need to be honoured, and the ones that need to be crossed, in a tribute to satirical cartoonists around the world.

The movie followed several cartoonists from many different countries in the midst of political turmoil. It tells of their fight for freedom of speech, the rules they are told to follow, and the struggles they face every day due to censorship and the fear of reprisal.

In a few spots in the movie there wasn’t enough time to read both the sub-titled words of the speakers and the translation of the cartoons they were showing. When in doubt, I chose the cartoon.