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.
Direction
Satrapi's personal story, animated with raw authenticity.
Cinematography
Stark black-and-white that bleeds emotion.
Writing
Dark humor cutting through historical horror.
Director
Vincent Paronnaud
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)
François Jérosme
Uncle Anouche (voice)
Tilly Mandelbrot
Lali (voice)
Sophie Arthuys
Walla (voice)
Arié Elmaleh
Walla (voice)
Mathias Mlekuz
Walla (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Banned in Iran, the film was smuggled in on flash drives and became underground samizdat.
Marjane Satrapi insisted on black-and-white to mirror Iranian memory and resist exoticizing color.
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