Persepolis Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud ACADEMY AWARDS HISTORY These are the first Academy Award nominations for Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud. FILM SYNOPSIS For young Marjane and her family, the overthrow of the Shah of Iran at first seems to be the longed-for beginning of a free and democratic future for their country. With the election of a conservative Islamic government, however, the little girl finds her life changed dramatically as increasing political repression and the restriction of women's freedom lead her parents to the decision to send Marjane to Austria to complete her education.