To attend his Cannes premiere, he fled an Iranian prison sentence. The film is worth it
Director Mohammad Rasoulof is banned at home in Iran but continues to make prize-winning work, including his latest thriller, ...
Review: A tense household becomes a metaphor for Iran’s divisions in ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
The latest drama by Mohammad Rasoulof won the embattled filmmaker a prize at Cannes, though not before he had to flee his ...
The Seed of the Sacred Fig Is Furious, and It Wants You to Be, Too
M idway through The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Islamic Revolutionary Court investigating judge Iman (Missagh Zareh), whose name means “faith,” is losing his grip. The gun he was ...
2,000-year-old fig unearthed in Ireland marks ‘oldest example of an exotic fruit’ discovered in the area
During excavations in Ireland, an ancient fig dating back 2,000 years was unearthed. The finding of the fig marks a ...
‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’: The Film That Made Its Director Flee Iran to Avoid Prison
The insidious monstrousness of Iran’s regime and culture is brutally censured by The Seed of the Sacred Fig, in theaters Nov.
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig
It's almost exactly halfway through Mohammad Rasoulof's powerful, angry, masterfully crafted "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" ...
‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Review: When the World Is a Prison
Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful drama about the authoritarian Iranian government breaks a fourth wall, with consequences.
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“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Is a Shattering Epic of Reproach
Their mother warns, “You must be irreproachable.” With “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Rasoulof has composed an epic of ...