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Persepolis (2007)

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

7.9/10 1h 35m Jun 27, 2007
Animation Drama

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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Movie Details

Original Title Persepolis
Original Language FR
Budget $7,300,000
Status Released
Popularity 2.0

Cast

Chiara Mastroianni
Chiara Mastroianni
Marjane (voice)
Popularity: 0.6
Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Darrieux
Marjane's Grandmother (voice)
Popularity: 0.6
Catherine Deneuve
Catherine Deneuve
Marjane's Mother (voice)
Popularity: 2.9
Simon Abkarian
Simon Abkarian
Marjane's Father (voice)
Popularity: 1.0
Gabrielle Lopes Benites
Gabrielle Lopes Benites
Young Marjane (voice)
Popularity: 0.2
François Jérosme
François Jérosme
Uncle Anouche (voice)
Popularity: 0.3
Tilly Mandelbrot
Tilly Mandelbrot
Lali (voice)
Popularity: 1.1
Sophie Arthuys
Sophie Arthuys
Walla (voice)
Popularity: 0.2
Arié Elmaleh
Arié Elmaleh
Walla (voice)
Popularity: 0.4
Mathias Mlekuz
Mathias Mlekuz
Walla (voice)
Popularity: 0.4

Key Crew

Screenplay Vincent Paronnaud
Director Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Editor Stéphane Roche
Producer Xavier Rigault, Marc-Antoine Robert
Executive Producer Marc Jousset, Vitaliy Versace, Kathleen Kennedy
Writer Vincent Paronnaud

Production

Société des Producteurs de L'Angoa
Sony Pictures Classics
US
PROCIREP
FR
Soficinéma
France 3 Cinéma
FR
Diaphana Films
FR

Videos & Trailers

STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS: THE PODCAST - Persepolis
STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS: THE PODCAST - Persepolis
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UK Trailer [Subtitled]
UK Trailer [Subtitled]
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Keywords

puberty civil war parent child relationship 1970s totalitarian regime punk rock bomb alarm coming of age orient adult animation punk band woman director iranian revolution pathetic

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 17, 2023

"Marji" is a young girl growing up in Iran just as the imperial Pahlavi regime is toppled and the birth of the Islamic republic proclaimed. Optimism is the order of the day, with everyone hoping the new government will represent new freedoms and liberties for all. Ha! Fat chance, as they say, and th ... Read more

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Details
Release Date June 27, 2007
Runtime 1h 35m
Budget $7,300,000
Language FR
Status Released
Popularity 2.0
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