The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Mohammad RASOULOF
2024 168 min Germany, France, Iran
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Synopsis

Totalitarianism and dictatorial thinking at the heart of an Iranian family

Iman, an investigating judge on Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, grapples with mistrust and paranoia as nationwide political protests intensify and his gun mysteriously disappears. Suspecting the involvement of his wife Najmeh and his daughters Rezvan and Sana, he imposes drastic measures at home, causing tensions to rise. Step by step, social norms and the rules of family life become suspended.

Cast/Avec

  • Soheila Golestani
  • Misagh Zare
  • Mahsa Rostami
  • Setareh Maleki
  • Niousha Akhshi
  • Reza Akhlaghi
  • Shiva Ordooei
  • Amineh Arani

Screenplay

  • Mohammad Rasoulof

Cinematographer

  • Pooyan Aghababaei

Sound

  • Philipp Kemptner
  • Hassan Shabankareh

Music

  • Karzan Mahmood

Production

  • Run Way PicturesCoproduction : Parallel45

Screenings

Wednesday 05 February 2025 20:00
Lieux : Ciné Utopia
Audio : Persian
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening

Critics

Mohammad Rasoulof’s domestic thriller is an elegant warning to the Iranian regime.
Nicolas Rapold BFI 03/06/2024
When the World Is a Prison - Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful drama about the authoritarian Iranian government breaks a fourth wall, with consequences.
Alissa Wilkinson The New York Times 24/11/2024

Mohammad RASOULOF

Mohammad RASOULOF
Mohammad RASOULOF

Mohammad Rasoulof is an Iranian director, writer, and producer. His debut docudrama The Twilight won Best Film Award at Fajr Film Festival, but he became known to international audiences with his debut feature, Iron Island. He has won several international awards, including the Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes (A Man of Integrity) and the Golden Bear at Berlinale (There Is No Evil). His last film The Seed of the Sacred Fig won the Jury Special Prize at Cannes and is nominated at the 2025 Oscars for Best International Feature Film.

Filmography

  • The Seed of the Sacred Fig 2024
  • There is no Evil 2020
  • A Man of Integrity 2017
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