PERSEPOLIS SIBLING: Cannes Contender for Palme D'Or

Darius Kadivar
by Darius Kadivar
24-May-2008
 

Israeli animated film WALTZ WITH BASHIR on Sabra & Chatilla Massacre through the eyes of an Israeli soldier may well become Cannes Favorite this Sundayfor the Palme D'Or :

Watch Trailer:


And imdb

It may confirm the powerful supremacy of the political graphic animation over traditional movies which seem to attract movie goers in recent years particularly with the success of Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Parronaud's Persepolis.

Watch Interview with the film director Ari Folman

VIVE LE CINEMA !


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