In 1970s Iran, Marjane 'Marji' Statrapi watches events through her young eyes and her idealistic family of a long dream being fulfilled of the hated Shah's defeat in the Iranian Revolution of 1979. However as Marji grows up, she witnesses first hand how the new Iran, now ruled by Islamic fundamentalists, has become a repressive tyranny on its own.

随着经济成长，中国民众的人权意识高涨。

习近平执掌政权后，提出贯彻依法治国，试力图依法处置民众之间的利害冲突，实现社会稳定。在另一方面，对于被认为会危害共产党统治的民众，则强化严格管控。

本片采访习近平领导层推进“依法治国”的现场，关注中国社会的光和影。