The film is divided into three parts in chronological order: before going abroad, Austria, and after returning to China. The Mazan family in Tehran was originally a post-emperor, and she was exposed to all kinds of ideas since she was a child, and she had the courage to express her opinions. After experiencing a storm of conflict and civil strife, the Islamic Revolution, and the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War, Iran became even more imprisoned and conservative; considering Mazan's future, her parents sent her out of the country. The loneliness in a foreign land and the growth of the girl did not make Mazan forget her Iranian identity. After a bumpy Austrian career, she returned to Iran. But the new life didn't last long, and as the domestic political climate failed to improve, she left again and was told never to return.
The movie ends here, but the real-life Mazan has lived in France since then. He has published four comics and has his first feature film, "I grew up in Iran," based on comics. Few of the actual scenes in the entire film are in color, and the large-scale recollection is only in black and white, which can be said to be two common colors in this country, or just to highlight the difference between light and dark and binary opposition. The style of the film is also very simple and simple, which is the very traditional black and white animation effect. Under this description, the conflicts between closure and openness, self-growth and the destiny of the motherland, religious autocracy and democracy and freedom are even more intense.
This film may be understood as an expression of what the director Mazan thought, an outlet for the soul. It's just that she uses the form of cartoons, and the advantage is that she can express some perspectives that cannot be obtained by live-action movies through simple pictures. It involves identity and concern for the homeland (its English name Persepolis refers to Persepolis, the capital of the ancient Persian Empire in western Iran), but it is not entirely concerned with fundamentalist anxiety. At a certain moment, it can move the audience, just like recalling the fragrance of jasmine on my grandmother at the end, which is actually a simple human feeling.
The film won the Jury Prize at Cannes last year, and Mazan thanked him specifically for dedicating the film to the people of Iran. However, the Iranian people have no chance to see it openly for the time being. At present, the Iranian government does not agree with this film and has protested one after another. However, this does not seem to hinder most audiences outside Iran. "I grew up in Iran" is classified as a European animation. The style of the picture formed by simple lines is different from that of Japan and Hollywood's current animation films. The growth of girls, I have to admit that it has a natural affinity, and it is easy to get the audience's favor - maybe you will like it too.
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