Filmmakers Vincent Paronnaud and Marjane Satrapi collaborated to co-write and co-direct this adaptation of Satrapi's best-selling autobiographical graphic novel detailing the trials faced by an outspoken Iranian girl who finds her unique attitude and outlook on life repeatedly challenged during the Islamic revolution. The English language version features the voice talents of
Sean Penn,
Gena Rowlands and
Iggy Pop, with
Catherine Deneuve and
Chiara Mastroianni reprising their roles from the original French foreign language version. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide