Persepolis

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Chiara Mastroianni Marjane (voice)

Danielle Darrieux Marjane's Grandmother (voice)

Catherine Deneuve Marjane's Mother (voice)

Simon Abkarian Marjane's Father (voice)

Gabrielle Lopes Benites Young Marjane (voice)