This slow burn thriller from Iran exposes the brutality of authoritarianism and its devastating impact on families.

Nominated for Best Film Not in the English Language at the forthcoming Oscars, The Seed Of Sacred Fig’s behind the scenes ...

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is a representation of how the state uses both ideological and physically repressive means to ...

Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, Setareh Maleki, Mahsa Rostami, Niusha Akhshi, Reza Akhlaghirad, Shiva Ordooie, Amineh ...

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Two nights ago, I stood at the sink, scrubbing away the remnants of a meal that I was not proud of having eaten. The frozen pepperoni pizza I’d heated up was a culinary disaster—flavorless ...

To be an investigating judge in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court is to rubber-stamp the executions of dissenters, and Iman (Missagh Zareh), the paterfamilias in The Seed Of The Sacred Fig ...

Several lessons can be drawn from this ongoing conflict for Nigeria. One key takeaway is the importance of military strength and technological advancement. Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence ...

The Seed of The Sacred Fig is a film but also an act of resistance. Filmed in secret in Tehran, it’s about a newly-promoted state investigating judge, whose family is torn apart by the protests ...