Review of Persepolis (2007) by Marcy Dermansky for About.com — 16 Nov 2007

Extraordinarily moving and wildly informative.

This review of Persepolis (2007) was written by Marcy Dermansky and published by About.com on 16 Nov 2007.

Persepolis has generally received very positive reviews.

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