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Persepolis (2007)

PG-13 ★ 7.9/10 95 min Animation, Drama France, United States French
Screenplay by: Vincent Paronnaud
Story by: Marjane Satrapi
Comic Book: Marjane Satrapi
Author: Marjane Satrapi
Writer: Vincent Paronnaud
Streaming: Not available
The film Iran didn't want the world to see.

Description

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.

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Top Cast

Chiara Mastroianni
Chiara Mastroianni Marjane (voice)
Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Darrieux Marjane's Grandmother (voice)
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve Marjane's Mother (voice)
Simon Abkarian
Simon Abkarian Marjane's Father (voice)
Gabrielle Lopes Benites
Gabrielle Lopes Benites Young Marjane (voice)
François Jérosme
François Jérosme Uncle Anouche (voice)
Tilly Mandelbrot
Tilly Mandelbrot Lali (voice)
Sophie Arthuys
Sophie Arthuys Walla (voice)

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