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Persepolis (2007)

Persepolis (2007)

Drama Animation

The film Iran didn't want the world to see.

Release Date: 2007, June 27
Directors: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Countries: France, United States of America
Production: Société des Producteurs de L'Angoa, Sony Pictures Classics, PROCIREP, Soficinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Diaphana Films, Sofica EuropaCorp, Celluloid Dreams, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, La Région Île-de-France, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, 2.4.7. Films, French Connection Animations, CNC
Cast: Simon Abkarian, Danielle Darrieux, Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gabrielle Lopes Benites, François Jérosme, Tilly Mandelbrot, Sophie Arthuys, Arié Elmaleh, Mathias Mlekuz

Overview:

In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

Keywords:

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