Persepolis (2007)
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The film Iran didn't want the world to see.
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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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Self-Discovery JourneyPersonal GrowthPolitical AwakeningComing-Of-Age StrugglesFamily DynamicsFriendship And LoveQuest For FreedomCultural ClashesImpact Of WarEscape From Oppressive RegimeGrowing Up Amidst Political Turmoil




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Directed by: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud, Olivier Bernet
Written by: Vincent Paronnaud
Produced by: Xavier Rigault, Marc-Antoine Robert, Marc Jousset
Composed by: Olivier Bernet
Cast

Chiara Mastroianni
Marjane (voice)

Danielle Darrieux
Marjane's Grandmother (voice)

Catherine Deneuve
Marjane's Mother (voice)

Simon Abkarian
Marjane's Father (voice)

Gabrielle Lopes Benites
Young Marjane (voice)

François Jérosme
Uncle Anouche (voice)

Tilly Mandelbrot
Lali (voice)

Sophie Arthuys
Walla (voice)

Arié Elmaleh
Walla (voice)

Mathias Mlekuz
Walla (voice)
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