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Persepolis(2007)
Status: Released
Date: 2007-06-27
79%
2091 Votes
Time: 1h 35m
The film Iran didn't want the world to see.
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.
Languages: Persian, German, French.
Countries:
France,
United States of America
Budget: $7,300,000.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Société des Producteurs de L'Angoa
Soficinéma
Sofica EuropaCorp
French Connection Animations
Movie: Persepolis
Top 10 Billed 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 Jerosme
Uncle Anouche (voice)
Tilly Mandelbrot
Lali (voice)
Sophie Arthuys
Walla (voice)
Arié Elmaleh
Walla (voice)
Mathias Mlekuz
Walla (voice)
Video Trailer Persepolis
Video: UK Trailer [Subtitled]
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UK Trailer [Subtitled]
STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS: THE PODCAST - Persepolis
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UK Trailer [Subtitled] - Trailer
STUDIOCANAL PRESENTS: THE PODCAST - Persepolis - Featurette
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