Simple drawings, complex issues
It's obvious that this animated feaure was adopted from a graphic novel. While I haven't read the source text, it looks like it might operate better on the page. Never the less, the film is a funny and sometimes shocking portrait of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, shown through the eyes of an outspoken and audacous Iranian girl. A coming-of-age tale is woven into the political turmoil, which does well to illustrate that violent politcal affairs are made up of many thousands of small, personal stories.