| Persepolis | 
 enlarge | Studio: Columbia/Tristar Vid
Category: DVD
List Price: CDN$ 39.90
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1007
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
UPC: 043396259454
EAN: 0043396259454
ASIN: B0017JHR7W
Release Date: June 24, 2008
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This simple and powerful film is highly likely to strike a cord in you... May 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
"Persepolis" (2007), written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, is a beautifully made film that recounts an engaging tale, that also happens to be true. It is important to point out that even though this is an animated film, it is definitely not for children. Nonetheless, I firmly believe that this funny and somewhat wistful movie is a rare gem that teenagers and adults will appreciate in its full value.
This film is based on the autobiography of one of its directors, Marjane Satrapi, a young woman that grew up in Iran, and lived there both before and after the Iranian revolution that established an Islamic Fundamentalist government, drastically reducing personal liberties and imposing a completely different lifestyle on its citizens, specially on women.
Marjane's story allows us to see her as a young and enthusiastic child that shares her parents hopes regarding the new regime, and as a rebellious teenager that cannot understand the limitations that affect women in her country, and that is sent abroad by her parents in order to protect her. We suffer with Marjane when she tries to find herself in Austria, and understand her feelings when she decides to return to Iran in order to be with her family.
What happens then? Well, you have to watch this film in order to find out that. All the same, I can let you know that I loved "Persepolis", and that I think that this simple and powerful film is highly likely to strike a cord in you. Highly recommended...
Belen Alcat
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