I saw Persepolis the other day in my World of the Cinema class. When I found out that we were going to watch this film I had to attend the optional screening. All screenings are optional for this class. So I did.
The reason why I had to attend the screening was because Persepolis is based on two graphic novels titled Persepolis 1 and Persepolis 2, which I read about one year and a half before.
The graphic novels: