What age rating is Persepolis?

In Spain, Persepolis is not recommended for children under 7 years old.

When does Persepolis come out in Spain?

Persepolis hits Spanish theaters on October 31, 2007.

How much did Persepolis gross?

Persepolis grossed $22.8M worldwide on a budget of $7.3M.

What is Persepolis based on?

Persepolis is based on Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi.

Persepolis

Name: Persepolis
Genre: Animation, Drama
Released: 2007-06-27
Duration: 1 h 35 min
Rating: 7.9
Cast: Chiara Mastroianni, Danielle Darrieux, Catherine Deneuve, Simon Abkarian, Gabrielle Lopes Benites

2007

Become a fan of its genres:

7.9/10

Release Date

27/06/2007

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

96%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

80%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

90%

At Orly Airport in Paris, Marjane Satrapi, whom everyone calls Marji, is getting ready to board a plane bound for Tehran. At the last minute she changes her mind and doesn't board. She spends the entire day in the terminal, reflecting on her life before leaving France. Those memories take her back to her childhood in Iran, in a family with Western customs, where the young girl begins to hear the adults talk about politics and the abuses of the Shah's regime. The film is directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud, who adapt her own autobiographical graphic novel.

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Facts about Persepolis

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Age ratingNot recommended for viewers under 7 years old

Spain releaseOctober 31, 2007

Worldwide premiereMay 23, 2007

Runtime1 h 35 min

Original languageFrench

Original titlePersepolis

CountriesFrance, United States

Production companiesSociété des Producteurs de L'Angoa, Sony Pictures Classics, PROCIREP

Budget$7.3M

Worldwide box office$22.8M

Box office in the U.S.$4.4M

Return on investmentx3.1 Box office hit

Based onPersepolis by Marjane Satrapi

Trailer views593K

More ratings

4.2/5Letterboxd80/100Trakt8.2/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for Persepolis

1Oscar nominations

30total awards

58total nominations

Oscars 2 nom.

Nominations

2008Academy Award for Best Animated Feature
2008International Submission to the Academy Awards
2007European Film Award for Best Film
2007Annie Award for Best Animated Feature
2007Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature

Persepolis Cast

Chiara MastroianniMarjane (voice)

Danielle DarrieuxMarjane's Grandmother (voice)

Catherine DeneuveMarjane's Mother (voice)

Simon AbkarianMarjane's Father (voice)

Gabrielle Lopes BenitesYoung Marjane (voice)

François JerosmeUncle Anouche (voice)

Tilly MandelbrotLali (voice)

Sophie ArthuysWalla (voice)

Arié ElmalehWalla (voice)

Mathias MlekuzWalla (voice)

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Cast of Persepolis by the numbers

44average cast age in years

55years of age gap between the leads

60%women in the cast

21%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Gabrielle Lopes Benites, age 13 at release. The oldest: Danielle Darrieux, at 90.

Cast ages at release

Chiara Mastroianni35 years old
Danielle Darrieux90 years old
Catherine Deneuve64 years old
Simon Abkarian45 years old
Gabrielle Lopes Benites13 years old
François Jerosme53 years old
Tilly Mandelbrot13 years old
Sophie Arthuys50 years old
Arié Elmaleh32 years old
Mathias Mlekuz40 years old

Crew

AddressVincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
WritingVincent Paronnaud
MusicOlivier Bernet
EditingStéphane Roche
Production designZaza
ProductionMarc-Antoine Robert, Xavier Rigault

Trivia about Persepolis

At first, producers Marc-Antoine Robert and Xavier Regault were opposed to making an animated film because of its difficulty, but they offered Satrapi several options to avoid it.

Each of the film's 1,200 shots, in which the animators had to recreate Satrapi's gaze, posed great challenges for the team.

Satrapi was the first woman nominated in the Best Animated Feature category at the 80th Academy Awards.

In her acceptance speech for the prize at Cannes, Satrapi dedicated the award to all Iranians, even though the film is universal.

In February 2008, Iran's cultural authorities allowed limited screenings in Tehran, with six scenes cut for sexual content.

The production of "Persepolis" lasted 14 months, a timeline considered very short for an animated film of this kind.

The film grossed approximately $22.8 million worldwide against an estimated budget of $7.3 million.

The Iranian government protested to the French embassy over the film and pressured the organizers of the 2007 Bangkok Film Festival to remove it from the program.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

What it's about Persepolis

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Main theme: coming of age, exile, religious fundamentalism, women in Islam