Shot entirely in secret (at the risk of exile or imprisonment by the Iranian government) Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centres on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realises that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife and daughters.
WINNER OF 5 CANNES FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS inc. SPECIAL JURY AWARD
BAFTA, OSCAR & GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINEE – BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
‘A mesmerisingly gripping and controlled parable-thriller’
– Daily Telegraph ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
