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Persepolis

DVD Widescreen More Info Close Caption: No Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396225251 Catalog #: DL2664832 Languages: French Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital 5.1, English subtitles, Spanish subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$14.99
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From the liner notes

Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine-year-old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power — forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable. As she gets older, Marjane's boldness causes her parents to worry over her continued safety. And so, at age fourteen, they make the difficult decision to send her to school in Austria. Vulnerable and alone in a strange land, she endures the typical ordeals of a teenager. In addition, Marjane has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape. Over time, she gains acceptance, and even experiences love, but after high school she finds herself alone and horribly homesick. Though it means putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical society, Marjane decides to return to Iran to be close to her family. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school and marries, all the while continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age 24, she realizes that while she is deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.

3 Reasons To buy this film

Unique animation unlike anything you've ever seen
Sean Penn, Gena Rowlands and Iggy Pop also contribute to the English dubbed version
Winner of over a dozen international awards, including the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $14.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396225251
Catalog #: DL2664832

Studio : Sony

Languages: French Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 1.85
Features:
Featurette: The Hidden Side of Persepolis; Behind the Scenes of Persepolis
2007 Cannes Film Festival Press Conference; Animated Scene Comparisons with Commentary by Marjane Marjane Satrapi
Audio commentary: on Selected Scenes by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud and Chiara Mastroianni

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Blu-ray : $35.49

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: No
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396256125
Catalog #: DB2664833

Studio : Sony

Languages: French Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: 1.85
Features:
Featurette: The Hidden Side of Persepolis; Behind the Scenes of Persepolis
2007 Cannes Film Festival Press Conference; Animated Scene Comparisons with Commentary by Marjane Marjane Satrapi
Audio commentary: on Selected Scenes by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud and Chiara Mastroianni