Persepolis was suggested by our member Sarah Halim, who writes: ‘I’m proposing that we screen Persepolis as a tribute to the wonderfully talented Marjane Satrapi, following her recent untimely death of a broken heart’.

Based on Satrapi’s graphic novel about her life in pre- and post-revolutionary Iran and then in Europe. The film traces Satrapi’s growth from child to rebellious, punk-loving teenager in Iran. In the background are the growing tensions of the political climate in Iran in the 70s and 80s, with members of her liberal-leaning family detained and then executed, and the background of the disastrous Iran/Iraq war.

Please note, the screening on Monday 28 August is our free members’ screening, whilst Thursday 3 September is a regular screening, which is open to the general public.