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The Problem with Apu
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Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from 'The Simpsons.'
Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from 'The Simpsons.'
Actors:
Sakina Jaffrey,
Samrat Chakrabarti,
Ajay Naidu,
Russell Peters,
Sheetal Sheth,
Hasan Minhaj,
W. Kamau Bell
Sakina Jaffrey
14 February 1962, Manhattan, New York, USA
Samrat Chakrabarti
22 August 1975, London, England, UK
Ajay Naidu
12 February 1972, Evanston, Illinois, USA
Russell Peters
29 September 1970, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sheetal Sheth
24 June 1976, Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA
Hasan Minhaj
W. Kamau Bell
Genre:
Documentary
Director:
Michael Melamedoff
Michael Melamedoff
Country:
United States
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November 20, 2017
[Hari] Kondabolu's debut film The Problem with Apu is a 49-minute weird hybrid of comedy, documentary, and animated boxing match.
November 20, 2017
Kondabolu raises some troubling questions. I'll never be able to watch "The Simpsons" without thinking about this again.
November 20, 2017
A congenial and persuasive argument for why Apu must go.
November 16, 2017
Ideally, the stakes of Kondabolu's documentary are higher than just the future of The Simpsons or Hank Azaria's esteem...unfortunately, Kondabolu stops short of imagining a better version of The Simpsons or a world beyond Apu.
November 19, 2017
Kondabolu and friends wonder what can be done about Apu now and there's nobody around to make it into a real conversation. Still, there's great virtue in getting that conversation started and, in under an hour, The Problem with Apu does that well.
November 21, 2017
The film is an interesting door to a useful discussion about portrayals of people on TV...
November 20, 2017
The Problem with Apu ... welcomes viewers into the conversation by gently weaving the narrative between Springfield and the real world.
November 20, 2017
It's a must-see, in fact, especially if it makes us uncomfortable. Because it's [Hari] Kondabolu, at least we'll laugh through the discomfort.
November 19, 2017
The Problem with Apu often unfolds like a movie-length Daily Show segment -- and that's a compliment -- deftly outlining the stereotypes South Asian people still struggle with in media depictions.
November 20, 2017
[Hari] Kondabolu is a patient and deliberate interviewer, pushing and pulling back in equal measure, bringing out moments of real vulnerability in some subjects and allowing others to wrap themselves in the contradictions of their own arguments.
November 20, 2017
The Problem With Apu, is drowned out by frustration that he can't land an interview with the character's voice actor, Hank Azaria.
November 17, 2017
Kondabolu argues that with so few media depictions of characters of Indian descent, just one can disproportionately shape how an entire culture is seen by American viewers.