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Lindsay Alderton

Persepolis 2.0: Iran poll inspires sequel

The award-winning cartoon Persepolis told the story of the Iranian revolution and its aftermath. Now it has been updated to include the post-election unrest.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/2009/jun/30/iran-protest


The Iranian authorities hated Persepolis. While it charmed western film critics, audiences and the Cannes film festival jury, one of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's advisers said the distinctive black and white cartoon "presented an unrealistic picture of the achievements of the glorious Islamic revolution".

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