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The Problem with Apu

2017·49m
Documentary
IMDb Rating
★ 3.8/10
3,160 votes

Comedian Hari Kondabolu confronts his cartoon nemesis, Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, the Indian convenience store owner from The Simpsons (1989) and the larger issue of how Western culture depicts Southeast-Asian communities.

The Problem with Apu is a 2017 documentary movie directed by Michael Melamedoff, starring Kal Penn, Aziz Ansari, Hari Kondabolu. It holds an IMDb rating of 3.8/10 from 3,160 votes and runs 49m.

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Director
Michael Melamedoff
Stars
Kal Penn
Aziz Ansari
Hari Kondabolu
W. Kamau Bell
Details
2017-11-18
49 min
Movie
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
racial stereotypecharacter name in titleaccentblackfacethe simpsonsactorcomedianarchive footageindian accentsouth asian americancartoon characterprejudicevoice actorstereotypeentertainment documentarylive action animation