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Release Date: Dec 25, 2007
Rated: mature thematic material including violent images, sexual references, language and brief drug content
Runtime: 1 hr. 35 min.
Genres: Animated, Art House/Foreign, Drama
Director:Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Cast:Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Sean Penn, Iggy Pop.

FULL SYNOPSIS

Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi collaborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi's bestselling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique attitude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the Islamic revolution. The English-language version features the voice talents of Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands, and Iggy Pop, with Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni reprising their roles from the original French-language version. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Release date:December 25, 2007

Awards

Awarded by	Nominee	Category	Year	Status
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Marjane Satrapi	Best Animated Feature	2007	Nominee
Independent Spirit Awards	Marjane Satrapi	Best Foreign Film	2007	Nominee
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences	Vincent Paronnaud	Best Animated Feature	2007	Nominee
Independent Spirit Awards	Vincent Paronnaud	Best Foreign Film	2007	Nominee

Cast

Chiara Mastroianni: as Marjane as a Teenager & Adult (French & English Version)
Catherine Deneuve: as Tadji (French and English Version)
Gena Rowlands: as (English Version)
Sean Penn: as Ebi (English Version)
Iggy Pop: as Uncle Anouche (English Version)
Simon Abkarian: as Ebi (French Version)
Danielle Darrieux: as Marjane's Grandmother (French and English Version)
Gabrielle Lopes: as Marjane (Child) (French Version)
Francois Jerosme: as Uncle Anouche (French Version)

Crew

Marjane Satrapi: Director
Vincent Paronnaud: Director
Marc-Antoine Robert: Producer
Xavier Rigault: Producer
Marjane Satrapi: Book Author
Marjane Satrapi: Screenwriter
Vincent Paronnaud: Screenwriter
Olivier Bernet: Composer (Music Score)
Stephane Roche: Editor
Marisa Musy: Production Designer
Marc Jousset: Art Director
Kathleen Kennedy: Associate Producer
Kathleen Kennedy: Executive Producer
Thierry Lebon: Sound/Sound Designer
Denis Walgenwitz: First Assistant Director
Louis Viali: Animator
Marc Jousset: Animator
Stephane Roche: Compositor
Thierry Peres: Animation Assistant