Thanks to many of you who attended our Movie of the Week yesterday. Anyone interested can borrow my copy (it’s 90 + mins) or rent it from the MRC or Blockbusters. This film (based on the Graphic Novel by the same name) follows the life of young Marjane Satrapi from about 1978-1990. It presents the overthrow of the Shah as a Nationalist struggle, one that was fought by Marxists and Islamic Fundamentalists against the Western-leaning Shah. In the end the Theocrats won out … fought a long difficult war against Iraq and suppressed human rights in the process. There are many other themes to consider in this film including: the portrayal of the liberal grandmother, Marjane’s identity crises (growing up in Austria & not fitting in there or in Iran), and more. Please share your thoughts or post questions about the film here. THANKS!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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