Persepolis (2007)

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

Animation Drama

Overview

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.

Duration

95 min

Rating

⭐ 7.9 / 10

Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 27, 2007

Languages

German, Persian, French

Production

Société des Producteurs de L'Angoa, Sony Pictures Classics, PROCIREP, Soficinéma, France 3 Cinéma, Diaphana Films, Sofica EuropaCorp, Celluloid Dreams, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, La Région Île-de-France, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, 2.4.7. Films, French Connection Animations, CNC

Budget

$7,300,000

Revenue

$22,783,990

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