Persepolis
“The film Iran didn't want the world to see.”
7.9(2,264)PG-1320071h 35mFR
Directed by Vincent Paronnaud
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.
Details
pubertycivil warparent child relationship1970stotalitarian regimepunk rockbomb alarmcoming of ageorientbased on memoir or autobiographybased on graphic noveladult animation
Budget $7.3MBox office $22.8M
