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The rat-turns-chef movie beat out "Persepolis, " based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, and "Surf's Up, " a computer-animated film about penguins.
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And in a few weeks, the animated film Persepolis brings us Iran's Islamic revolution as seen through the eyes of a spunky cutie named Marjane.
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With the success of last year's animated film "Persepolis" in mind, "Bashir" is already being bought by distributors and bought into by critics.
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Demonstrations which turned violent last week after a TV station showed the film Persepolis, depicting a young Iranian girl's struggle with her faith and identity, reflect that tension.
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In the Iran of the 1960s, use of the term "Charter of Human Rights" became increasingly popular, culminating in 1971 when the shah celebrated 2, 500 years of Persian history at the ancient ruins of Persepolis, where he represented himself as a direct descendant of Cyrus.
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