'Persepolis' inspires with its moving story and effective visual style 5/5 stars Persepolis is a moving and surprisingly funny coming-of-age tale that explores how one's homeland determines who they are, in their own eyes and in the eyes of others, and who they become. Written and directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, Persepolis is Satrapi's memoir adapted from her comic series and graphic novel of the same name. Marjane "Marji" Satrapi (voiced, as a child, by Gabrielle Lopes, and as a teenager and adult by Chiara Mastroianni) was born in Iran in the midst of the Islamic Revolution. We watch her grow from an impressionable young girl into an obstinate woman, defying the oppressive forces that attempt to smother her, like a weed sprouting up through cracks in concrete. She survives an iron-fisted regime in Iran,...
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