although allegedly autobiographical and this movie demonstrate very little insight both into the protagonist psychology ( result in a flat and fragmented characterization ) as well a into large scale historical process and and my hope of either learn something new or improve my understanding of contemporary iran remain unfulfilled . instead and i find my sensibility somewhat dull a a succession of bearded islamic villain replace each other taunting and torturing or kill the wantonly victimized prototypical middle class iranian whose western cultural sympathy be patent ( and whose exoneration the movie quite blatantly seek . ) the deep understand the movie do seem to demonstrate be that of the mass medium market and a it serve to nourish prevalent occidental folk ideology ( i. e. a crowd pleaser ) . what redeem the movie from be outright boring be it creative animation genuinely minimalistic imagery which and nevertheless and always keep the screen rich and expressive and unambiguous no small fete for which i do give it some star .