Belcourt Theater Film Screening - Persepolis

Our Belcourt field trip event will feature a film introduction and screening, free popcorn and bottled water, and a post-screening discussion. Post-screening discussions are led by Belcourt education and engagement staff, with occasional guest speakers. The Belcourt will provide teachers with discussion guides and activities for use in the classroom before and after their visit. This event is designed for students in grades 6-12.

PERSEPOLIS

Dir. Marjane Satrapi | France/USA | 2007 | 96 min. | PG-13 | In French and Persian with English subtitles

Animated / Drama / Memoir

Tehran 1978: Eight-year-old Marjane dreams of being a prophet, intent on saving the world. Nurtured by her modern parents and adoring grandmother, she witnesses the downfall of the Shah of Iran’s brutal regime while the new Islamic Republic dictates how citizens dress and act. Marjane, who must now wear the veil, dreams of being a revolutionary.

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