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Persepolis

(2007)

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Film Information*

Synopsis:
Country:	France	Genre:	Adaptation, Period, Foreign, Animated
Rating:	PG-13	Running time:	95 mins.
Distributor:	Sony Pictures Classics, The Weinstein Company, Diaphana Distribution, Optimum Releasing, Prokino Filmverleih GmbH, Long Ride, Vertigo Films (Spain), Festive, ArtCam (Czech Republic), Sena, Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI), Transilvania Film, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, FilmHouse
Release Date:	12/25/2007	Cumulative Box Office:	$4,443,403.00

Logline: Based on Marjane Satrapi's best-selling graphic novel, the poignant coming-of-age story of a precocious and outspoken young Iranian girl that begins during the Islamic Revolution.
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 .....

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Credits*

Director:	Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Producer:	Marc-Antoine Robert, Xavier Rigault

Actor	Role
Chiara Mastroianni	Voice of Marjane as a Teenager and Adult
Catherine Deneuve	Voice of Marjane's Mother Tadji
Danielle Darrieux	Voice of Marjane's Grandmother
Simon Abkarian	Voice of Marjane's Father Ebi
Francois Jerosme	Voice of Uncle Anouche
Gabrielle Lopes	Voice of Marjane as a child
Gena Rowlands	Voice of Marjane's Grandmother
Iggy Pop	Voice of Uncle Anouche

Companies*

Company	Role
247 Films	Production Company
ArtCam (Czech Republic)	Foreign Distribution Rights
Celluloid Dreams	Production Company
Centre National de la Cinematographie (CNC)	Film Financier
Diaphana Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Diaphana Films	Production Company
Dreamachine	Distribution Sales
Festive	Foreign Distribution Rights
FilmHouse	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
France 3 Cinéma	Production Company
French Connection Animation	Production Company
Kennedy/Marshall Company	Production Company
Long Ride	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Optimum Releasing	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Prokino Filmverleih GmbH	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sena	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sofica Europacorp	Production Company
Sofica Soficinema	Production Company
Sony Pictures Classics	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Sony Pictures Releasing International (SPRI)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
The Weinstein Company	Foreign Distribution Rights
Transilvania Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Vertigo Films (Spain)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor

Awards*

Co-winner of the 2007 award for Best Animation by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).

Co-winner of the 2007 Bvlgari Award for NBR Freedom of Expression by the National Board of Review (NBR).

Co-winner of the Jury Prize Award at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.

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Festivals*

Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Special Screenings) November 1-11, 2007.

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Competition) May 16-27, 2007.

Shown at New York Film Festival (Closing Night) September 28-October 14, 2007.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Time & Tide) January 23-February 3, 2008.

Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 31-September 3, 2007.

Shown at Times BFI London Film Festival (Film on the Square) October 17-November 1, 2007.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 6-15, 2007.

Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 27-October 12, 2007.

Release Information*

Release Notes:
Released in USA December 25, 2007.
Limited release in USA April 11, 2008. (English language version)

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