Thursday, December 13, 2007

Persepolis

19:00
13 Desember 2007
Jakarta International Film Festival 9

Blitz Studio 9
Blitz Megaplex Grand Indonesia
Jl. MH. Thamrin No. 1
Jakarta
T 2358 0200
F 2358 0201

Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi, 2007
Animation, France, 95 min

In Tehran, 1978, young Marjane dreams of being a future prophet while lives her days listening to ABBA and punk music. But her peaceful life begins to disappear as the Islamic revolution sweeps the country, forcing her parents to send her to Austria when she turns fourteen.

Initially happy but gradually feels lonely, she makes a difficult decision to return to Iraq and wears a veil when she finishes her school. Yet, in her adult life by now, Marjane realizes that she cannot live in Iran. She makes the heartbreaking decision to leave her homeland for France, optimistic about her future, shaped indelibly by her past.

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