Persepolis 2007  PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Animation / Drama / Comedy
Director: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Sean Penn, Iggy Pop, Gena Rowlands, Gabrielle Lopes Benites, Gabrielle Lopes, Arie Elmaleh, Jean-Francois Gallotte, Mathias Mlekuz, Sacha Alliel
This animated film is adapted from Marjane Satrapi's two autobiographical novels. Spirited, fun-loving Marjane (voice of Gabrielle Lopes ) is nine years old and living in Tehran when the Shah is overthrown. Her parents (voices of Catherine Deneuve and Simon Abkarian) and grandmother (voice of Danielle Darrieux) are in support of the revolution, and, after learning about Iran's history, Marjane agrees. Later, as a teenager, Marjane (now the voice of Chiara Mastroianni) finds her own ways to rebel–until her parents send her to a boarding school in Vienna. Feeling stranded, Marjane returns to Iran but suffers more under the mullahs and, finally, leaves for France when she is 24 and finds a better life. An Academy Award nomination was received for Best Animation Feature.
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