Top Billed Cast
Chiara Mastroianni
Marjane (voice)
Danielle Darrieux
Marjane's Grandmother (voice)
Catherine Deneuve
Marjane's Mother (voice)
Simon Abkarian
Marjane's Father (voice)
Gabrielle Lopes Benites
Young Marjane (voice)
François Jérosme
Uncle Anouche (voice)
Tilly Mandelbrot
Lali (voice)
Sophie Arthuys
Walla (voice)
Arié Elmaleh
Walla (voice)
Mathias Mlekuz
Walla (voice)
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Review 1DiscussionA review by CinemaSerf
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Written by CinemaSerf on Sat Jun 17 2023
"Marji" is a young girl growing up in Iran just as the imperial Pahlavi regime is toppled and the birth of the Islamic republic proclaimed. Optimism is the order of the day, with everyone hoping the new government will represent new freedoms and liberties for all. Ha! Fat chance, as they say, and things start to become a bit dangerous for this honest and outspoken girl. To avert a familial disaster, her parents manage to get her studying in Vienna, but once there she finds herself immersed in a culture that is alien to her and one that doesn't live up to her (rather naive) expectations. Now she...
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Facts
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
7300000.00
Revenue
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Keywords
- puberty
- civil war
- parent child relationship
- 1970s
- totalitarian regime
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- bomb alarm
- coming of age
- orient
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- iranian revolution
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