THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG | دانه‌ی انجیر معابد

IRAN, GERMANY, FRANCE | 2024 | COLOR | DCP | 168’ | FARSI

Self-exiled in Europe, Rasoulof abandoned Iran with a story that emerged from within contemporary social unrest. That is why the drama of a family ideologically divided soon turns into a thriller of agony. Through the documented reality that intrudes on the action, a genre film becomes lucidly apparent, with Rasoulof building multiple layers, masterfully employing every cinematic trick. "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" is definitely not the subtle average allegory. It is a full on assault on a suffocating regime that kills its children. It is one of the most important moments of political cinema in the 21st century. Jury Special Prize at the Cannes and Germany's official submission to the foreign-language Oscar race.

DIRECTOR: Mohammad Rasoulof
SCREENWRITER: Mohammad Rasoulof
DoP: Pooyan Aghababaei
MUSIC: Karzan Mahmood
EDITOR: Andrew Bird
PRINCIPAL CAST: Soheila Golestani, Missagh Zareh, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Amineh Arani

MOHAMMAD RASOULOF
Iranian filmmaker, born in 1972. His notorious confrontations with the Iranian theocratic regime forced him eventually to go into self-exile in Germany. He studied Sociology and Film Editing in Iran. Multi-awarded at numerous film festivals, a living legend of contemporary Iranian cinema.

FILMOGRAPHY
2024 The Seed of the Sacred Fig 
2020 There Is No Evil 
2017 A Man of Integrity 
2013 Manuscripts Don’t Burn 
2011 Goodbye 
2009 The White Meadows 
2005 Iron Island