Persepolis
7.9/10
Rating
95 min
Runtime
2007
Release Year
Vincent Paronnaud
Director
Cast
Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites
Quick Synopsis
Set in Iran during the 1970s, the story follows Marjane 'Marji' Satrapi, a young girl from an idealistic family who experiences the hope and excitement surrounding the 1979 Iranian Revolution that overthrew the unpopular Shah. As Marji grows older, she observes the changes in her country as the new Islamic fundamentalist government imposes strict rules and repression, transforming Iran into a society marked by oppression and loss of freedoms.
Detailed Synopsis of Persepolis
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.
