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Completed - ENGLISH, FRENCH - Animation - 95 minutes

Year of production : 2007

Director(s) : Marjane SATRAPI, Vincent PARONNAUD
Cast : Catherine DENEUVE, Chiara MASTROIANNI, Danielle DARRIEUX, Simon ABKARIAN, François JEROSME, Gena ROWLANDS, Sean PENN, Iggy POP

Producer(s) : Marc-Antoine ROBERT, Xavier RIGAULT

Synopsis

The poignant story of a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Through the eyes of outspoken nine year old Marjane we see a people’s hopes dashed as the fundamentalists take power – forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the “social guardians” and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war, the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable. As she gets older, Marjane’s boldness causes her parents to worry over her continued safety. And so, at age fourteen, they make the difficult decision to send her to school in Austria. Vulnerable and alone in a strange land, she endures the typical ordeals of a teenager. In addition, Marjane has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape. Over time, she gains acceptance, and even experiences love, but after high school she finds herself alone and horribly homesick. Though it means putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical society, Marjane decides to return to Iran to be close to her family…

Production

Country(ies) : FRANCE

BELGIUM CINÉART BELGIUM
BOSNIA AND SARAJEVO FILM F
BOSNIA AND OBALA ART CENTA
CANADA MONGREL MEDIA I
CANADA ASTRAL TELEVISI
CHINA LEGEND FILM PRO
FRANCE CANAL FRANCE IN
GERMANY DEGETO FILM GMB
GERMANY PROKINO FILMVER
GREECE P.C.V. S.A.
HONG KONG EDKO FILMS LTD
ITALY Feb 22, 2008 BIM DISTRIBUZIO
KOREA (Sou JINJIN PICTURES
NETHERLAND Feb 28, 2008 A-FILM BENELUX
NORWAY SANDREW METRONO
POLAND Jan 25, 2008 GUTEK FILM LTD
PORTUGAL MIDAS FILMES
SLOVAKIA RTVS - RADIO AN
SPAIN VERTIGO FILMS
SWEDEN GÖTEBORG FILM F
SWITZERLAN FILMCOOPI ZURIC
TAIWAN ATOM CINEMA
TURKEY BIR FILM
UNITED KIN STUDIOCANAL (UK
USA MUBI, INC

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