French Film Festival: Persepolis

Persepolis

Vincent Paronnaud & Marjane Satrapi - 2007 / 95 Min.

Through the eyes of young Marjane we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power during the Islamic Revolution in Iran. Clever and fealerss, Marjane outsmarts the "social guardians". But fear of the new regime runs deep; her family sends her abroad to school at 14.

Where: Hawkins-Conard Student Center Auditorium
Admission: Free

Sponsored by the Department of Foreign Languages, French Club, and Phi Sigma Iota.