Persepolis
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Released
- 2007
- Country
- France, United States
Details
Release year: 2007
Storyline
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Top credits
Chiara Mastroianni — Marjane Adolescente et Adulte
Catherine Deneuve — La Mère
Danielle Darrieux — La Grand-Mère
Simon Abkarian — Le Père
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards →Did you know
• Iran's government sent a letter to the French embassy in Tehran to protest against the movie and pressured the organizers of the 2007 Bangkok Film Festival to drop it from the lineup.
• Catherine Deneuve, who voices Marjane's mother, and Chiara Mastroianni, who voices Marjane, are mother and daughter in real life.
• (at around 1h 12 mins) Marjane Satrapi insisted that Chiara Mastroianni sing "Eye of the Tiger" off-key.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $4,445,756
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $88,826 (2007-12-30)
User reviews
Animation in black-and-white, autobiographical, growing up in Iran during the reign of the Shah and later, the Islamists
A very personal yet universal account of the Iranian revolution
the book is a fuller experience
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color, Black and White
