The coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. We meet nine-year-old Marjane when the fundamentalists first take power, forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. The story then follows her as she cleverly outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden, while living with the terror of government persecution and the Iran/Iraq war.
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The coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution. We meet nine-year-old Marjane when the fundamentalists first take power, forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. The story then follows her as she cleverly outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden, while living with the terror of government persecution and the Iran/Iraq war. Then Marjane's journey moves on to Austria where, as a teenager, her parents send her to school in fear for her safety and she has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape. Marjane eventually gains acceptance in Europe, but finds herself alone and horribly homesick, and returns to Iran to be with her family, though it means putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical society. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school and marries, continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age twenty-four, she realizes that while she is deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.
Cast and crew
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Vincent Paronnaud
Director, Writer -
Marjane Satrapi
Director, Writer -
Chiara Mastroianni
Marjane Adolescente et Adulte -
Catherine Deneuve
La Mère -
Danielle Darrieux
La Grand-Mère -
Gena Rowlands
Grandmother -
Simon Abkarian
Le Père -
Gabrielle Lopes Benites
Marjane Enfant -
François Jerosme
Oncle Anouche -
Sophie Arthuys
Walla -
Jean-François Gallotte
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Arié Elmaleh
Walla -
Mathias Mlekuz
Walla -
Sasha Alliel
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Lesceline Hasse
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Virginie Antico
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Nicolas Leroy
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Bénédicte Battesti
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Candide Lopes
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Hubert Benhamdine
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Tilly Mandelbrot
Lali -
Ninon Brétécher
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Jean-christophe Menu
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Jean-Philippe Callet
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Céline Merrien
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Idit Cebula
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Charlotte Miquel
Additional information
Directors
Vincent ParonnaudMarjane Satrapi
Directors
Marjane Satrapi
Studio
Sony PicturesStudio
Subtitles
EnglishEnglish (CC)
Subtitles
English (CC)
Released year
2007Released year
Age rating
Duration
1 h 35 minDuration
Genres
AnimationForeign/Independent
Genres
Foreign/Independent
Writers
Marjane SatrapiVincent Paronnaud
Writers
Vincent Paronnaud
Size
5.5 GB (1080p HD)2.94 GB (720p HD)
1.96 GB (SD)
Size
2.94 GB (720p HD)
1.96 GB (SD)
Additional terms
Terms of transactionWindows | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 or later |
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Xbox | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X |
Mobile | Windows Phone 8, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows 10 or later |