Persepolis(2007)

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Starring:
Sean Penn - Mr Satrapi  toc

Chiara Mastroianni - Marjane Satrapi  Catherine Deneuve - Mrs. Satrapi Danielle Darrieux - Marjane's grandmother

For a full list of the cast, please go to: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/

Synopsis:
"Marjane Satrapi grew up wearing sneakers and beating up boys. She wanted to grow up to be a saint. When she was ten years old, her world changed overnight. Girls and boys had to use different doors to enter the school. She had to cover herself with a long dark robe. Grownups around her began to disappear. Marjane has several close encounters with the country's morality police and her teachers at school. Iraqi bombs fall on the street where she lives. Eventually her parents send her abroad to receive a European education, but she is miserable: she loves her family and country, despite their flaws, too much to stay away for long. After a brief return and a failed marriage, Marjane leaves Iran for good. This is a heartbreaking true story of a childhood coinciding with regime change and war in Iran. It's a story that everyone who counts themselves as a human being should read or watch." (Source: [|www.imdb.com] )

Memorable Quotes:
"Fear lulls our minds to sleep" - Marjane's Grandmother "The first marriage is practice for the second" - Marjane's Grandmother

For more memorable quotes, please go to: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808417/quotes

Review:
Rotten Tomatoes - Score: 96%. Full article: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/persepolis/ Filmcritic.com - Score: 5 out of 5 stars. Full article: http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/Persepolis Entertainment Weekly - Score: B+. Full article: [|http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20170206,00] [|.html]



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