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The Seed of the Sacred Fig

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The Seed of the Sacred Fig

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Political drama starring Soheila Golestani and Missagh Zareh. Devoted Tehran housewife Najmeh tries to keep her two independent-minded daughters in check after her husband, Iman, is promoted to an eminent position in Iran's authoritarian regime during a period of revolutionary unrest. When Iman's work-issued gun goes missing, he grows suspicious of his own family.

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A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Jeremy Aspinall

Iranian writer/director Mohammad Rasoulof has a history of infuriating his country's authorities. However, their response to this covertly filmed political thriller forced Rasoulof into exile abroad after he was sentenced to flogging and eight years in prison. Set during the 2022 mass protests against the government, Rasoulof's impressive allegorical drama begins with Tehran lawyer Iman (Missagh Zareh) promoted to investigating judge, pleasing his loyal wife (Soheila Golestani) and two daughters. But the violent unrest on the streets soon renders Iman little more than a rubber stamp for swift draconian punishment, demoralising him and horrifying his offspring who begin to question his actions, especially after a female friend is shot and injured by police.The fraying of family relations is a slow-burning, claustrophobic and yet beautifully modulated affair, punctuated by visceral real-life news footage of the protests and subsequent police brutality. However, when Iman's government handgun goes missing, suspicion, mistrust and paranoia take over, threatening the women and leading to a riveting dénouement in the desert worthy of many a top thriller.

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Cast

rolenameNajmehSoheila GolestaniImanMissagh ZarehSanaSetareh MalekiRezvanMahsa Rostami

Crew

rolenameDirectorMohammad Rasoulof

Details

Theatrical distributor

Lionsgate

Released on

2025-02-07

Languages

Persian

Guidance

Violence, swearing

Formats

Colour

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