Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Voices of Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites, François Jerosme |
Director |
Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi |
Screenplay | Vincent Paronnaud, from the comic by Marjane Satrapi |
Music | Olivier Bernet |
Editing | Stéphane Roche |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2007 |
Produced by | A consortium of French and American companies |
Official Site | IMDB page
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Genre | Animated, drama |
Language | Strong, fairly frequent, in context, moderate impact |
Nudity | None |
Sex | Mildly implied, brief, infrequent |
Violence | Moderate animation violence |
Prejudice | Explores gender discrimination and negative stereotyping of Islamic culture |
Blasphemy | Mild religious profanities and religious sensitivity with regards to Islamic culture |
Drug abuse | Some alcohol and cigarette smoking in context |
Comments | None |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Atiyyah Khan | 15 | |
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi | 15 | |
Cape Times Carina Chocano | 15 | |
The Citizen Annette Bayne | 16 | |
24.com Laurie Crook | 15 | |
BBC Anna Smith An engaging and accessible story of a very eventful life. | 15 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert t is infinitely more interesting than the witless coming-of-age Western girls we meet in animated films. | 20 | |
eye Weekly Jason Anderson Satrapi and Paronnaud render some very heavy themes in a manner that's notable for its warmth and humour. | 15 | |
Metacritic.com 31 critics | 18 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 127 critics | 16 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Persepolis is an emotionally powerful, dramatically enthralling autobiographical gem, and the film's simple black-and-white images are effective and bold. | 19 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 19416 Netizens Animation in black-and-white, autobiographical, growing up in Iran during the reign of the Shah and later, the Islamists | 16 | |
Average .. 81% | 16 |