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“The film itself is a mesmerisingly gripping and controlled parable-thriller in which the paranoia, misogyny and rage of the Iranian state are mapped seamlessly onto an ordinary family unit.”
168 minutes. Rated PG-13. Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. In Persian with English subtitles. DCP.
Winner, Special Jury Prize, 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
Shortlisted for Best International Feature at the 2025 Academy Awards.
Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realizes that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife Najmeh and daughters Sana and Rezvan.