Persepolis (2007)

The film is adapted from the cartoon of the same name by Marjane Satrapi, an Iranian female illustrator, and tells her growing experience in the form of autobiography, reflecting the social changes in Iran. After 1979, Iran launched the Islamic revolution, the society was in turmoil, and the failure of the revolution made Iran lose the hope of democracy, become increasingly conservative, and make the people miserable. Nine-year-old Marjane, precocious and sensitive, cleverly hid from her official minions, became infatuated with Western punk bands and pop music, and immersed herself in her own world. After the Iran-Iraq war broke out, life in Iran became more difficult. Marjane grew up and her parents worried about her daring behavior. She was sent to school in Austria by her parents at the age of 14. In Austria, Marjane, as an Iranian, has to face discrimination and inferiority complex from others. When she finally overcame the psychological obstacles and won everyone's recognition, the pain of love and yearning for her hometown made her decide to go back to her parents. At this time, Iran, still undergoing the baptism of war and increasingly stringent religious restrictions on women's lives, Marjane began to wonder whether he should be in this autocratic country.