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Movie Review – The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig, 2024. Written and Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. Starring Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, Mahsa ...
The Financial Times4d
The Seed of the Sacred Fig film review — indictment of Iran’s regime dressed as crackling domestic thriller
In the UK, that is just a riff on an old joke about voting. In Iran, a movie like The Seed of the Sacred Fig really is an uprising. “This film was made in secret,” a title card tells us.
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Review: 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig,' Iranian thriller exposes the brutality of authoritarianism
This slow burn thriller from Iran exposes the brutality of authoritarianism and its devastating impact on families.
The Irish Times4d
The Seed of the Sacred Fig review: An odd, special, important film
Shortly before The Seed of the Sacred Fig played at Cannes ... All of which might suggest the film, concerning the paranoic decline of a legal bigwig, is going to be a little too “good for ...
Indiana Daily Student5dOpinion
COLUMN: ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ is a powerful work of protest
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is a representation of how the state uses both ideological and physically repressive means to ...
Variety9d
Rotterdam Festival Head Says ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Actor Soheila Golestani Is ‘Victim of Oppression’ Following Travel Ban
who pressured him to pull “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” from the Cannes Film Festival and harassed the film’s producers and actors. The filmmaker is still wanted by authorities. As for ...
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‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Is the Thriller Iran Doesn’t Want You to See
This is the boiling point at which the film is set, and The Seed of the Sacred Fig uses Instagram Reels — social media posts made in opposition of official government reports on the protests ...
Channel 4 News9d
The Seed of the Sacred Fig – Oscar-nominated film that forced its makers to flee Iran
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 ...
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Oscar-nominated film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" faces Iranian backlash
The movie "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" is nominated for an Oscar in the Best International Film category. The production team ...
Deadline.com10d
Rotterdam Fest Director Expresses Solidarity For ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ Actress Soheila Golestani Following Iran Travel Ban
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 ...
The Australian Financial Review13d
Get free movie passes to see ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
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New Statesman10d
Why we should always expect the worst
After being feted at Cannes, this new film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, is now up for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars – the submission coming from Germany, where the film was finished ...