Persepolis (2007)
Directed by Marjane Satrapi, Vincent Paronnaud
Waiting at Orly airport, a young Iranian woman remembers growing up in Tehran through the revolution and the war, her lonely teenage exile in Vienna, and her return home before leaving for France.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Departure hall≈ 00:01:00Orly Airport, ParisStated on screen
At Orly, Marjane changes her mind about a flight to Tehran and begins to remember.
- 2Tehran, Iran≈ 00:04:00Stated on screen
As a child she lives through the fall of the Shah, the execution of her uncle Anoosh and the war with Iraq.
- 3Vienna, Austria≈ 00:40:00Stated on screen
Sent to Vienna for safety, she moves from a nuns' boarding house through rented rooms to the street and a hospital.
- 4Return to Tehran≈ 01:05:00Tehran, IranStated on screen
- 5Taxi rank≈ 01:30:00Orly Airport, ParisStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 10,560 km
- Places
- 3
- Countries
- 3
- Stops
- 5
- Plane: 10,560 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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