Saturday, February 16th, 2008
Academy Award nominated film Persepolis has had its first showing in Tehran, Iran reports Variety. Persepolis is the story of how a young girl experiences her native Iran going from bad to worse when the Shah’s dictatorship is toppled. It had angered Iran’s authorities for its satirical portrayal of the 1979 Iranian revolution.
“The aim of this screening is to end the delusions surrounding the film which have been created by the media,” said Rasaneh Cultural Center’s public relations chief, Mahmoud Babareza. “When a film is not shown, people make all sorts of misconceptions. Cinema is cinema, after all, and it should not be put into a limited political context.”
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I am a little leary of the situation. The truth will come out when, and if the US economy, and the dollar begins to strengthen. If prices remain high, you’ll know someone is lying. Either OPEC doesn’t have the supply they claim they have, or Analysts are incorrect when they say demand has decreased. Personally, I don’t buy the claim that demand has decreased. Population is ever increasing, so, the the demand should always be increasing. 