The film tells about a little girl named Marjane. She and her family to Europe to asylum because this time in her country had war. Later, at her home to Iran, the homeland has been multiple changed and the change in her appearance dreams of the Prophet to save mankind.
The film's nuanced view of social issues is complemented by lovely black-and-white animation work that blends Islamic motifs into a sort of Yellow Submarine-ish world.
Persepolis is, in its way, a hymn to the enduring influence of family, particularly during a time in which the state is attempting to seize all hearts, minds and instincts for itself.
