Thursday, May 29, 2008

AWARD WINNING ANIMATION FROM IRAN

I KNOW I KNOW DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT'S THE KIND OF MOVIE YOU WOULD RUSH DOWN THE STREET TO SEE BUT TAKE A LOOK AT TRAILER BELOW, THE VOICE CAST IN FILM AND PERHAPS CONSIDER AGAIN...
Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of the precocious child Marjene that we see a people¹s hopes dashed as fundamentalists take over. PERSEPOLIS was nominated for the Best Animated Feature Academy Award.


Continuing this week is the Oscar-nominated PERSEPOLIS. Based on the acclaimed graphic novel series, this animated film follows a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution and has been hailed as "magnificent...you will never have seen anything like this...outstanding" (Evening Standard), "terrifically funny" (The Guardian) and "a true original" (The Times). Featuring the voices of Sean Penn, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands and Iggy Pop, PERSEPOLIS is a "tour de force" (Variety) that continues its EXCLUSIVE RUN AT THE KINO from this Friday.

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