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Persepolis
Sign in to save2007 animated film by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud
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7.9In 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.
Cast
- Chiara Mastroianni as Marjane (voice)
- Danielle Darrieux as Marjane's Grandmother (voice)
- Catherine Deneuve as Marjane's Mother (voice)
- Simon Abkarian as Marjane's Father (voice)
- Gabrielle Lopes Benites as Young Marjane (voice)
- François Jérosme as Uncle Anouche (voice)
Themes
- puberty
- civil war
- parent child relationship
- 1970s
- totalitarian regime
- punk rock
- bomb alarm
- coming of age
- orient
- based on memoir or autobiography
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Marjane Satrapi Vincent Paronnaud
- Screenplay by
- Marjane Satrapi Vincent Paronnaud
- Based on
- Persepolis , by Marjane Satrapi
- Produced by
- Marc-Antoine Robert Xavier Rigault
- Starring
- Chiara Mastroianni Catherine Deneuve Danielle Darrieux Simon Abkarian Gabriele Lopes
- Edited by
- Stéphane Roche
- Music by
- Olivier Bernet
- Production companies
- 2.4.7. Films France 3 Cinéma The Kennedy/Marshall Company Franche Connection Animations Diaphana Distribution
- Distributed by
- Diaphana Distribution (France) Sony Pictures Classics (United States)
- Release dates
- 23 May 2007 ( 2007-05-23 ) ( Cannes ) 27 June 2007 ( 2007-06-27 ) (France) 25 December 2007 ( 2007-12-25 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 96 minutes
- Countries
- France United States
- Language
- French
- Budget
- $7.3 million
- Box office
- $22.8 million
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 144674
- Official website
- www.sonypictures.com/movies/persepolis
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- Commons category
- Persepolis (film)
- title
- Persepolis
- review score
- 8.0/10
- publication date
- 2007-11-22
- capital cost
- 7300000
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Persepolis is a 2007 adult animated biographical drama film written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, based on Satrapi's autobiographical graphic novel of the same name. The story follows a young girl as she comes of age against the backdrop of the Iranian Revolution. The title references the historical city of Persepolis.
An international co-production between France and the United States, the film premiered at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, where it co-won the Jury Prize, alongside Silent Light. It was released in France and Belgium on 27 June 2007, earning universal praise from critics. The film was selected as the French entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category and was nominated for Best Animated Feature at the 80th Academy Awards, making Satrapi the first woman to be nominated in that category.