Persepolis
“The film Iran didn't want the world to see.”
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.
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Cast
10 people
Chiara Mastroianni
Marjane (voice)
Known for
On a Magical Night
Monsieur Spade
Danielle Darrieux
Marjane's Grandmother (voice)
Known for
The Earrings of Madame de...
The Young Girls of Rochefort
Catherine Deneuve
Marjane's Mother (voice)
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
Simon Abkarian
Marjane's Father (voice)
Known for
Casino Royale
De Gaulle: Résistance
Gabrielle Lopes Benites
Young Marjane (voice)
Also in
Seven Years of Marriage
Words in Blue
François Jérosme
Uncle Anouche (voice)
Known for
Turning Tide
Tilly Mandelbrot
Lali (voice)
Known for
Trouble at Timpetill
Try Me
Sophie Arthuys
Walla (voice)
Known for
Les Contes de la rue Broca
A Monster in Paris
Arié Elmaleh
Walla (voice)
Known for
The Spy
Animal Kingdom: Let's Go Ape
Mathias Mlekuz
Walla (voice)
Known for
Missions
The Brice Man
Marjane Satrapi Director · Vincent Paronnaud Director Olivier Bernet Composer
Worldwide gross $23M · Budget $7.3M · United States release February 22, 2008
Box office
Budget
$7,300,000
Worldwide gross
$22,783,990
Gross vs. budget
3.1×
Production
Société des Producteurs de L'Angoa
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Production · Studio
PROCIREP
Production
Soficinéma
Production
France 3 Cinéma
Production
Diaphana Films
Production
Sofica EuropaCorp
Production
Celluloid Dreams
Production
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Production
La Région Île-de-France
Production
Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma
Production
2.4.7. Films
Production
French Connection Animations
Production
CNC
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
Région Ile-de-France
Production
France · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · German · Persian
Release dates
France · May 23, 2007
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · June 27, 2007
Theatrical
United States · February 22, 2008
Theatrical
United States
October 14, 2007 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Austria
November 30, 2007 · Digital
Canada
September 22, 2007 · Premiere · Ottawa International Animation Festival
France
December 27, 2007 · Physical · DVD
October 29, 2008 · Digital · Canal + (Séance découverte)
November 27, 2008 · Physical · Blu-Ray
May 22, 2011 · TV · France•3
October 18, 2023 · Physical · 4K UHD
June 5, 2026 · Digital · (hommage à Marjane Satrapi : 22/11/1969 - 04/06/2026) France•tv
June 5, 2026 · TV · (hommage à Marjane Satrapi : 22/11/1969 - 04/06/2026) France•5
Germany
November 22, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
November 8, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 25, 2008 · Digital
Israel
September 18, 2008 · Theatrical
Italy
February 22, 2008 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 28, 2008 · Theatrical
April 22, 2010 · Physical · DVD
February 4, 2011 · TV · Nederland 2
August 29, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
South Korea
May 8, 2008 · Theatrical
Spain
October 31, 2007 · Theatrical · ICAA 136307
Switzerland
August 22, 2007 · Digital
Ukraine
March 7, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 25, 2008 · Theatrical · English
August 18, 2008 · Physical · French · DVD
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