Tickled

"If anyone were to find a cyber-thriller lurking inside a story about online competitive tickling, it’d be David Farrier – the David Attenborough of K' Rd. He and co-director Dylan Reeve were presented a seemingly innocuous string that, when pulled, led to an investigative journalist’s El Dorado. So they pulled it. And pinched it. And wiggled it. And tugged it. And, much like being strapped down to a tickle chair, things quickly go from chuckle-worthy weirdness to uncomfortably intense."

"Glimpses a somewhat gamey underworld without descending into a tabloid-style shocking expose."

"The pleasure in watching this documentary is derived from its countless twists."

"Brave, occasionally disturbing, always thought-provoking and – still – hugely entertaining."

"There are moments when, from my cosy cinema seat, my heart thudded at least as heavily as Farrier's and Reeve's must have while filming..."

"Unexpectedly compelling, alternately painful and funny and deeply sad."

"Compelling journalism exposes a ticklish and tortuous world."

"Captivating and jaw-dropping..."

"Works as a terrific bit of investigative filmmaking — Errol Morris filtered through ‘Too Many Cooks’ — as Farrier and Reeve make their way through the byzantine web."