Rotterdam head calls for 'solidarity,' denounces 'oppression' after 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' star Soheila Golestani faced ...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig’s preamble begins with Mohammad Rasoulof describing the Ficus Religiosa (Sacred Fig) as a tree with an unusual life cycle. He explains, “Its seeds, contained in bird ...

The annual event at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and Rice Cinema continues to showcase the rich and often iconoclastic ...

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 ...

Soheila Golestani was unveiled as part of the International Film Festival Rotterdam's (IFFR) Tiger Competition jury but has been unable to travel to the fest.

Reviewing the film during its local premiere at the Austin Film Festival, Alejandra Martinez called it "both a gripping work of political dissidence and an imperfect film." Read Alejandra Martinez ...

Rotterdam Film Festival director Vanja Kaludjercic has spoken out against the travel ban preventing The Seed of the Sacred Fig actress Soheila Golestani from leaving Iran to serve on this year’s ...

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Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge ...