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Mathew Rankin: The film is about creating universality where you might imagine parochialism
Matthew Rankin’s Persian-French language Canadian film, Universal Language, is one among the fifteen shortlisted for the Best ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Classic and rare Iranian films will screen in the Twin Cities throughout 2025
Mizna is bringing classics of Iranian cinema to the Twin Cities throughout 2025. Its monthly — sometimes bi-monthly — ...