Persepolis
Summary: A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Release Date: February 22, 2008
Runtime: 1 h 36 min
MPAA: PG-13
Production: 2.4.7. Films, France 3 Cinéma, The Kennedy/Marshall Company, Celluloid Dreams, Sony Pictures Classics, Soficinéma, Sofica Europacorp, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), La Région Île-de-France, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep), Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA)
Language: French
Movie budget: $ 7,300,000
Domestic: $ 4,445,756
International: $ 18,338,222
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