Persepolis Clip

Persepolis is the poignant story of a young girl coming-of-age in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It is through the eyes of precocious and outspoken nine year old Marjane that we see a people's hopes dashed as fundamentalists take power - forcing the veil on women and imprisoning thousands. Clever and fearless, she outsmarts the "social guardians" and discovers punk, ABBA and Iron Maiden. Yet when her uncle is senselessly executed and as bombs fall around Tehran in the Iran/Iraq war, the daily fear that permeates life in Iran is palpable.

As she gets older, Marjane's boldness causes her parents to worry over her continued safety. And so, at age fourteen, they make the difficult decision to send her to school in Austria. Vulnerable and alone in a strange land, she endures the typical ordeals of a teenager. In addition, Marjane has to combat being equated with the religious fundamentalism and extremism she fled her country to escape. Over time, she gains acceptance, and even experiences love, but after high school she finds herself aloneand horribly homesick.

Though it means putting on the veil and living in a tyrannical society, Marjane decides to return to Iran to be close to her family. After a difficult period of adjustment, she enters art school and marries, all the while continuing to speak out against the hypocrisy she witnesses. At age 24, she realizes that while she is deeply Iranian, she cannot live in Iran. She then makes the heartbreaking decision.

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• Iran

[tekoren]

Yeah, I'm sure you know much more about what it's like growing up in an Islamic Republic than the creator of this movie, Iranian born Marjane Sastrapi, ...

[ron1004]

could anybody post the whole movie??? plsss.....thanks in advace

[EdaGusseOgNajs]

Hmm... I'm 13, and that's how I feel right now.

[MrSamiana]

اشكالية الفيلم او القصة صحيحة وانا مع التحرر الراقي والانساني من الظلم الفارسي بس اللغط والغلط الاسأة الى الاسلام او للجلالة الله او للدين الاسلامي ما بهمني كثير انها المخرجة ملحدة مضطهدة معذبة مهما تكون بس ما تمس الديانات وخصوصا الاسلامية بس ياريت لما تعملي فيلم اخر توضحي انك شيعية ايرانية وانو محمد والله بريئيين من الشيعة

[121jakethesnake]

Personally, I prefer the original French soundtrack.

[amadeus5889]

I think Eddie Izzard said it best when talking about puberty:

"I want to get off with some of these people. I'd better look my best."

And then Mother Nature says "NO! You will look the worst you've ever looked in your life!" PPPPFFFFFFFFFFTTT!!!

[potionsmistressful]

I prefer to see it in French with the subtitles as it was originally!

[MrMattiny]

i want to throw up



[Bluefairy513]

@truetheatertype Very well said!

[animationfan320]

I like it better in French

[rainbowmuppet]

I love these books, but I haven't seen the movie yet. It looks amazing!

[datsexycapricorn]

LOL, I remember exactly what happened after this...

"See Yuki, I told you....She's a prostitute!!"

lmao