The Bangkok Film Festival has apparently caved into pressure from the Iranian Farabi Foundation and withdrawn the animated fil m Persepolis from its showing. Based on the graphic novel of the same name by Marjane Satrapi Persepolis apparently presented an "...unrealistic face of the achievements and results of the glorious Islamic Revolution in some of its parts" according to the Foundation.
Note, the comment by festival director Chattan Kunjara na Ayudhya: "It's a good film, but there are other considerations." I wonder what those considerations were?

The Farabi Foundation has also demanded that Cannes also refuse to show Persepolis, but fortunately that request has been refused.

Persepolis is a fantastic graphic novel based on author Satrapi's life in the early days of the Iranian revolution. The stark illustrations frame a description of a childhood formed by war and cultural upheaval.

Amazon link for Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood. Remember, I get a shiny penny if you buy something from Amazon through these links.