Persepolis (2007)

Marjane Satrapi adapted her own autobiographical graphic novels about growing up through the Iranian Revolution, co-directing with comics artist Vincent Paronnaud, and that is why it feels so true to the page. The film keeps the bold, mostly black-and-white look of her drawings, so faces and crowds read like her panels set in motion. It shared the Jury Prize at Cannes in 2007, and Chiara Mastroianni and Catherine Deneuve lead the French voice cast. Funny, angry and moving by turns, it is the one to hand to anyone who still thinks animation and comics are only for children.