Persepolis

An animated film based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis tells the story of a young girl in Iran during the Iranian Revolution. Through the eyes of the nine-year-old Marjane it shows how people's hopes were dashed as the fundamentalists took power and imprisoned thousands.

As a teenager, she gets sent to a school in Austria, where she falls in love with counter-culture – pop music and Nike shoes. Upon returning to Iran, however, Marjane finds herself heart-broken at the treatment of women and depressed at the situation of her family and friends.

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