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Persepolis

Persepolis

Iranian embassy irate over Wgtn festival film

The Iranian embassy has attacked the Wellington Film Festival for its decision to include an animated feature, Persepolis, which is critical of Iran's regime.
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Persepolis

I watched it just yesterday and I loved it. It had a certain political touch but it was very entertaining and you learn many things about Iran and the life of people there. It is a true story and in that way it was very special; the character, in my opinion, was one of the most unique I've ever seen in a movie.

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In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi 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. With Marji dangerously refusing to remain silent at this injustice, her parents send her abroad to Vienna to study for a better life. However, this change proves an equally difficult trial with the young woman finding herself in a different culture loaded with abrasive characters and profound disappointments that deeply trouble her. Even when she returns home, Marji finds that both she and homeland have changed too much and the young woman and her loving family must decide where she truly belongs. Written by Kenneth Chisholm. Ref. Source 3