`` This is the world that has been used to the language of movies for 100 years -- since the invention of American film . The Shahnameh , a 1,000-year old Persian epic , is a cultural mainstay in Iran . It was written by the great poet Hafez and has been translated into many languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, Greek Each page is composed of thousands of parts scanned from Persian miniatures and lithographs . The story is made up of strong women who `` sexually conquer '' their men .
The Shahnameh , a 1,000-year old Persian epic , is a cultural mainstay in Iran . It was written by the great poet Hafez and has been translated into many languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Hebrew, Greek Each page is composed of thousands of parts scanned from Persian miniatures and lithographs . The story is made up of strong women who `` sexually conquer '' their men .