2007 1h 35m Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis

Name: Persepolis
Genre: Drama, History, War & Military, Animation, Made in Europe
Released: 2007
Rating: 8.0
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian

★ 8.0 IMDb

Drama History War & Military Animation Made in Europe

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.

Writers Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud

Cast Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian

Essays and Criticism

Persepolis by Michael Joshua Rowin, Reverse Shot

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Awards & Festivals

Selection 20th European Film Awards

Nominated International Submission to the Academy Awards

Nominated European Film Award for Best Film

Nominated Academy Award for Best Animated Feature

Selection 2007 Cannes Film Festival

Nominated Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature

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