Carl Roberts 
Starring Soheila Golestani, Misagh Zare, and Mahsa Rostami and written and directed by Mohammad Rasoulof, The Seed Of The Sacred Fig is coming to UK & Irish Cinemas.
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG from acclaimed Iranian writer-director Mohammad Rasoulof opens through Lionsgate on 7 February. Its World Premiere In Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival saw it win a jury Special Award. Germany has officially submitted this film for the Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards. Rasoulof has previously won awards for There Is No Evil, including the Golden Bear in Berlin. And A Man of Integrity, which won Cannes’s Un Certain Regard.
PREMISE
Following a secret shooting, the film’s announcement resulted in threats of harsh punishment. And lengthy jail terms from the Iranian government forcing some cast and crew to leave the country. They continue to live in exile.
Filmed in secret, the plot centres around Iman. Iman works as an investigating judge at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. As nationwide political protests against the authoritarian government escalate, he feels surrounded by suspicion and paranoia. When one day his gun mysteriously disappears, Iman suspects his wife Najmeh and his daughters Rezvan and Sana of having something to do with it. He begins to impose drastic measures at home. Which increases tensions in the family. Soon, social norms and the rules of family life are suspended.
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THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG will be released in UK and Irish cinemas on 7th February 2025. Running time: 168 minutes. Certificate: 15
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