The name of the film is actually an ancient site in Iran. The site's Iranian name is Takht-e-Jamshid, "The throne of Jamshid", a mythical King of Iran.
The ancient name is "Parsa", "Pars's Town". Provincial of Fars. Altitude 1,800 meters, 60 km N-E of Shiraz on an excellent road, 420 km S of Esfahan on a good road. International airport at Shiraz. National airport at Persepolis. (click here).
That stated, this was one of the many films that lavished the 'theme' of woman.
It followed an Iranian girl through her years of growing up which included tragedy in deaths of children little different from herself. This film also had a 'safety' element to it in that the girl was protected by doting Iranian parents 'in tune' to the dangers of living within a country then pulsing with political and military uncertainty.
Her young adult years were spent aboard; no different than many wealthy children exported for their own safety and intellectual enhancement.
She proved to find life challenging 'in The West' and eventually returned home where her values did not conflict with culture surrounding her life circumstances.
The film is animated in tones of black and white which allows its treacherous emotional content to be digested without overwhelming the psyche. It is not light in content, but, well done and worth seeing. It left a lasting impression on me, but, then that is the case with most of the films at this festival.
