Persepolis was a recent film released in 2007 in France. The film takes place in 1970's Iran where the protagonist sees her country and family change after the Iran Revolution in 1979. The new Iranian representative is more repressive than ever. The Islamic Fundamentalists are drastically changing her country and culture. Through the eyes of a young Iranian girl, the audience sees her preception of a difficult transformation taking place in her home country. She eventually is sent away to Vienna to study and live a better life, however, when she returns she has come to the realization that she and Iran have changed too much and she feels uncomfortable in the country.
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