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According to an article in Variety magazine, the film version of Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel Persepolis has been dropped from the Bangkok International Film Festival due to political pressure from the Iranian Embassy.
Chattan Kunjara Na Ayutthaya, the chief officer of Iran's Tourism Authority stated that "It is a good movie in artistic terms, but we have to consider other issues that might arise here." The main issue, of course, is Iran. The representative of the same nation whose president referred to 300 as "psychological warfare" against Tehran is now claiming that it "could be a matter of international relations" if the film is shown.
Persepolis is based on the graphic novel of the same name which depicts Satrapi's life as a youth in revolution- torn Iran. The film (which won the Grand Jury Prize this year at Cannes) has no U.S. release date yet, but opened in France and Belgium on June 27th.
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Monday 09 July
By Asaf
I read Persepolis, I don't remember another comic book that brought me to tears like this one has..
An amazing book, amazing comic artist and writer, and now I can't wait til the movie reaches my country.
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Tuesday 21 August
By Iain Mungall
I watched this film in French this summer- my French isn't great - but i did understand the film and it's subtext.
Damn Iran for being so warped that it feels one person's opinion that they have chosen to share must be stifled due to their own history and political agenda. International relations should have nothing to do with it.
It's a film. Its a superb story. It's about freedom, freedom of action and speech - how dare you Iran - how dare you!
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