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An Iranian Superhero; The film version of 'Persepolis' hits screens.(Movie review)(Brief article)
Byline: Amber Haq
Making films based on cartoon characters is nothing new. Countless caped superheroes have seamlessly made the leap from the page to the screen. But none are quite like the heroine of the new animated film "Persepolis": a 9-year-old, Adidas-wearing, Bruce Lee-obsessed Iranian girl determined to take on the world.
Based on the eponymous best-selling graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, "Persepolis" tells the life story of Marjie as she and her family live through the 1978 revolution, the Iran-Iraq War and the increasingly tight grip of religious fanaticism. It won a jury prize at the Cannes Film Festival and has since invoked the fury of the Iranian government. Like Satrapi's black and white illustrations, the film sheds light ...
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