8.0
Persepolis
AnimationBiographyDramaPG-13
"The film Iran didn't want the world to see."
Duration
1h 35mRelease
27 Jun 2007Country
France
Language
FrenchOverview
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.
Plot
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Cast
Chiara MastroianniCatherine DeneuveGena Rowlands
Ratings
Internet Movie Database: 8.0/10Rotten Tomatoes: 96%Metacritic: 90/100
Details
Director
Vincent ParonnaudMarjane Satrapi
Writers
Marjane SatrapiVincent Paronnaud
Budget
$7,300,000Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 30 wins & 58 nominations totalTrailer
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