Nothing about Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” happened overnight. The authoritarian Iranian government is both the subject of the three-hour film and the background of the film’s ...

The performances are excellent — as the young woman on whom so much of the movie hangs, Rostami is particularly resonant — as "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" twists and knots itself into a scary ...

"science fiction" film which blends real-life contemporary footage with a near-future dystopian narrative, is a cautionary ...

As “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” opens, Iman, a lawyer who has faithfully served in Iran’s legal system for 20 years, has just been promoted to investigative judge in the Revolutionary Court ...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig - the story of an Iranian judge at odds with his daughters over their campaign for women's rights - made its own headlines when the Iranian government forbade the director ...

A tough watch: Missagh Zareh, left, and Soheila Golestani are husband and wife in The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Photo / Supplied ...

Mohammad Rasoulof is a courageous Iranian filmmaker, putting his freedom, safety, and even his life on the line for his craft. His latest film, ...

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