Extended Reading
  • Carmel 2022-04-19 09:02:02

    "I grew up in Iran": Always maintain self-esteem and be true to yourself

    I like this way of expressing sorrow but not hurting. Although it has hurt to the bone marrow and the depths of my soul, I still speak fluently and uninterruptedly. Growing up, Maggie met again and again sadness and despair, but life had to go on, even though it seemed hopeless at times. The black...

  • Summer 2022-04-19 09:02:02

    growing up

    We are all tiny in the flood of history, getting hurt in one place and fleeing to another, from Tehran to Vienna, back to Tehran, and then to France. When our energy is not enough to become a participant in history, we will be pushed and crushed by this torrent.
        "I lost relatives during the...

  • Mikel 2022-04-24 07:01:08

    Fear makes us lose our sense of self and even become cowards. Digression, in an autocratic society, if you don't have a dad named Li Gang, remember to be careful with your words and deeds.

  • Lera 2021-12-15 08:01:06

    It’s a pity that from the beginning of the film, it seems that it can be comparable to works like Brilliant Thousand Suns, but later it becomes a history of blood and tears of a young literary and artistic young woman. The heavy feeling before and after and the serious disconnection in the back make excellent animation design. Lost its brilliance. Political struggle and rock and roll are two extremes of human beings. Fortunately, I am not interested in them all.

Persepolis quotes

  • [first lines]

    Airport receptionist: Ticket and passport, please.

  • Momo: Life is a void. When man realizes that he can no longer live, so he invents power games...

    Marjane as a teenager: Bullshit! Life isn't absurd! Some people give their lives for freedom. You think my uncle died for fun? Egotistical prick.