The Seed of The Sacred Fig (15)

★★★★★ This Oscar-nominated thriller is a blistering attack on the Iranian regime. If Mohammad Rasoulof was to make just one film worth having to flee Iran for, this gripping family thriller would be it. ~ Evening Standard.

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Himself no stranger to the wrath of Iran’s theocratic regime, Mohammad Rasoulof depicts the dangers of complicity with state repression.  

Shot entirely in secret, The Seed of The Sacred Fig centres on a family thrust into the public eye when the father 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. 

The announcement of The Seed of The Sacred Fig led to threats of severe punishment from the Iranian government forcing some cast and crew to leave the country. They continue to live in exile. 

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★★★★★ After fleeing arrest, Rasoulof has made this tense political parable-thriller about state paranoia and misogyny. No wonder Iran wants to lock up this brilliant dissident director. ~ The Telegraph.

★★★★ The exiled director’s story of officialdom’s misogyny and theocracy in his home country may be flawed, but its importance is beyond doubt. ~ The Guardian.

★★★★ ~ The Scotsman.

★★★★ ~ The Observer.

★★★★ ~ Radio Times.

★★★★ ~ Empire.