This film is so relevant to today. It is sad to see that similar hatred has erupted in 2001 as in 1979. These are issues facing American society and the discourse of race/ethnicity. How Maryam negotiates the already challenging world of high school cliques and competitiveness is complicated by her heritage. She sees herself as a typical American girl, but with the Iranian hostage crisis that world quickly burns away... This movie should be made available to schools and should have the professors and teachers engage their classes in discussion on "otherness".
