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Persepolis
The film Iran didn't want the world to see.
2007·1h 35m·★ 7.9
French original
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.
LUXEN Decision Guide
Does this fit your night?
A visually expressive choice that uses animation as part of the storytelling rather than simply as a format label.
Best fit
Who it is for
Best suited to viewers open to a more stylized visual experience.
Commitment
Light commitment · 1h 35m
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Start here
Read the synopsis, then check the trailer.
Read the synopsis, then check the trailer, then use the animation and drama cues to decide whether the tone fits.
Cast
Who's in it
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