DIRECTOR: Mohammad Rasoulof
STARRING: Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, Setareh Maleki
RUNNING TIME: 2 hrs 48 minutes
LANGUAGE: Persian
Iman, an investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, 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 are being suspended.
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig is the latest film from Mohammad Rasoulof. He is best known for films such as Goodbye, which won the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011, and There Is No Evil, which scooped the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2020. Starring Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, and Setareh Maleki, the film premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024, winning the special jury prize and Fipresci award, before going on to win the audience award at Sydney in June 2024.
The film was selected from a set 13 shortlisted films, which included Dying, and was chosen by a nine-member jury appointed by promotional organisation German Films. A statement from the German Films jury that selected the film said: The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a psychological portrait of Iran’s theocracy which is built on violence and paranoia. Mohammad Rasoulof subtly tells of the cracks within a family that are representative of those within Iranian society itself.
The film was produced by Run Way Pictures in co-production with Parallel45, ARTE France Cinéma and with the participation of ARTE France and in co-operation with Films Boutique.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a crime drama filmed in Tehran, Iran.
To check out all previous submissions for Germany, click HERE.
STARRING: Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, Setareh Maleki
RUNNING TIME: 2 hrs 48 minutes
LANGUAGE: Persian
Iman, an investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, 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 are being suspended.
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig is the latest film from Mohammad Rasoulof. He is best known for films such as Goodbye, which won the best director award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011, and There Is No Evil, which scooped the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival in 2020. Starring Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, and Setareh Maleki, the film premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2024, winning the special jury prize and Fipresci award, before going on to win the audience award at Sydney in June 2024.
The film was selected from a set 13 shortlisted films, which included Dying, and was chosen by a nine-member jury appointed by promotional organisation German Films. A statement from the German Films jury that selected the film said: The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a psychological portrait of Iran’s theocracy which is built on violence and paranoia. Mohammad Rasoulof subtly tells of the cracks within a family that are representative of those within Iranian society itself.
The film was produced by Run Way Pictures in co-production with Parallel45, ARTE France Cinéma and with the participation of ARTE France and in co-operation with Films Boutique.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a crime drama filmed in Tehran, Iran.
To check out all previous submissions for Germany, click HERE.
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