To attend his Cannes premiere, he fled an Iranian prison sentence. The film is worth it
Director Mohammad Rasoulof is banned at home in Iran but continues to make prize-winning work, including his latest thriller, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig.'
‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’: The Film That Made Its Director Flee Iran to Avoid Prison
The insidious monstrousness of Iran’s regime and culture is brutally censured by The Seed of the Sacred Fig, in theaters Nov. 27, an acclaimed import whose writer/director Mohammad Rasoulof was forced—on the eve of its premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival—to flee his homeland due to being sentenced by the Islamic Republic to eight years in prison and a flogging (along with having his property confiscated).
‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Review: When the World Is a Prison
Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful drama about the authoritarian Iranian government breaks a fourth wall, with consequences.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
It's almost exactly halfway through Mohammad Rasoulof's powerful, angry, masterfully crafted "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" that Iman (Missagh Zareh) realizes that he can't find the gun. But it has figured into the drama from the beginning.
Review: A tense household becomes a metaphor for Iran's divisions in 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig'
The latest drama by Mohammad Rasoulof won the embattled filmmaker a prize at Cannes, though not before he had to flee his home country for filming in secret.
"The Seed of the Sacred Fig" explores the ideology of Iranian family members who "submit to power"
Mohammad Rasoulof's provocative film has been banned in Iran, but Germany has submitted it for Oscar consideration
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Mohammad Rasoulof left Iran after making his most daring film
Dissident filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof talks about how he escaped Iran on foot after making his new political thriller, The ...
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof had a secret plan for ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’
The filmmaker, whom the Iranian government had imprisoned several times, fled his homeland to escape an 8-year sentence for ...
Facing 8 Years in Prison, a Director Flees Iran
Rasoulof is among Iran’s most famous and revered filmmakers, his work notable for featuring characters who are government ...
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“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Is a Shattering Epic of Reproach
Their mother warns, “You must be irreproachable.” With “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Rasoulof has composed an epic of ...
‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig' reviews: The ‘gripping' and ‘brilliant' Oscar contender releases in limited theaters
The Seed of the Sacred Fig” released in limited theaters on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, so now is the perfect time to check out ...
Dissident Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof to represent Germany at Oscars
Among the 85 international films competing in the 2024 Oscar race, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" will represent Germany. The ...
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‘I’m now a filmmaker in exile’
In an interview with AFP, Rasoulof emphasised the irony of the situation. "It is unimaginable that the Islamic Republic could ...