The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Daneh Anjeer Moghadas)The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Daneh Anjeer Moghadas)

Winner of five awards (including the FIPRESCI and Ecumenical Jury prizes) from this year’s Cannes Film Festival and selected as Germany’s selection for the upcoming Oscars®

Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig, domestic drama meets tense psychological thriller is one of the most impactful and unforgettable films of this year (released in 2025). Following the film’s selection at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced by the Iranian government to eight years in prison with the director currently living in exile in Germany.

Iman, an investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, grapples with mistrust and paranoia as nationwide political protests intensify and his gun mysteriously disappears. Suspecting the involvement of his wife Najmeh and his daughters Rezvan and Sana, he imposes drastic measures at home, causing tensions to rise. Step by step, social norms and the rules of family life are being suspended.

Mohammad Rasoulof | Iran, Germany, France | 2024 | 168 mins | Subtitled

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