So You Haven't Read Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi? This comic is about growing up in Iran during the tumultuous 1980s and the Islamic Revolution. Following the author's real-life events and ...

Throughout cinema's history, many films have been made based on real-life events. They took inspiration from true stories and brought them to the screen in compelling ways.

Satrapi became globally famous with her graphic novel Persepolis, in which she describes her childhood and youth in Tehran and Vienna. It was adapted into a film. - dpa ...