Belmont Cinema - Persepolis in Aberdeen

France 2007, 96 mins Director: Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud Starring: Catherine Deneuve, Sean Penn, Chiara Mastroianni, Iggy Pop An expressionistic animation stunningly drawn in black and white, PERSEPOLIS is a touching coming-of-age story about an intelligent, outspoken girl growing up during the Iranian revolution. Paronnaud and Satrapi’s debut feature tells of how fundamentalists seized power, forced the veil on women and imprisoned thousands of dissidents.