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The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Tense Iranian portrayal of a family torn apart by Mahsa Amini protests
Filmed in secret in Tehran, director Mohammad Rasoulof and cast members had to flee Iran for Germany to escape arrest and ...
El País in English21h
Mohammad Rasoulof, the Iranian filmmaker persecuted by the regime
The director, who has been exiled in Germany since May, releases ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig,’ a portrayal of the Women, Life ...
Costa Gavras, Miike Takashi and Mohammad Rasoulof Join Speakers at Rotterdam Festival
Costa Gavras, Miike Takashi and Mohammad Rasoulof have joined the roster of speakers at International Film Festival Rotterdam ...
Iranian drama The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a beautiful act of resistance
The film plays out like that rare piece of art capable of capturing the individual agency inherent in both resistance and ...
The Desert Sun on MSN14d
Iranian director reflects on fleeing country after making searing Oscar-contending film
His latest searing film, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," centers on Iman, an investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, who grapples with mistrust and paranoia, both in his work and at ...