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Summary Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
Directed By: Mohammad Rasoulof
Written By: Mohammad Rasoulof
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig
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Summary Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
Directed By: Mohammad Rasoulof
Written By: Mohammad Rasoulof
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
87
100% Positive
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11 Reviews
0% Mixed
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The film itself is a mesmerisingly gripping and controlled parable-thriller in which the paranoia, misogyny and rage of the Iranian state are mapped seamlessly onto an ordinary family unit.
A victim of a politically motivated jail sentence for supporting the 2022 Masha Amini hijab protests, Rasoulof‘s latest feature will likely anger the Iranian government even more. Especially considering how brilliant “Sacred Fig” is at deconstructing the rampant injustice in the totalitarian state.
Rasoulof crafts an extraordinarily gripping allegory about the corrupting costs of power and the suppression of women under a religious patriarchy that crushes the very people it claims to protect.
As Rasoulof intercuts real footage and fiction, we realize that what the family is going through is an extension of what the entire country has been facing.
This is a sad and frightening story about a family’s undoing, but Rasoulof ekes out some hope too.
The film may not be perfect, but its courage – and relevance – are beyond doubt.
Building slowly, the story morphs into a thriller, and finally a sort of horror film, though these parts feel more like decent imitations than real genre work.
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Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Sydney Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Locarno International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination