The French movie Persepolis, created and co-directed by the Iranian Marjane Satrape, based on Satrape’s graphic novel of the same name is absolutely fantastic. The story follows the childhood and teenage years of an Iranian girl (Marjane) from the times of the Shah’s regime in Iran and on to the 80′s, when she’s sent abroad. The animation is stunning in its simplicity and with a richness and care to detail that is outstanding. Her passion for western music makes for some hilarious and beautiful moments -headbanging to Iron Maiden and dealings with bootleg sellers. Her amazing grandmother and her talk-back to authority (God included) put it over the top.
Go see it.