The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Mohammad Rasoulof

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Fri 25 Apr 25 - Sat 3 May 25

25 Apr

16:00

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27 Apr

20:00

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2 May

13:15

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2 May

14:30

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3 May

15:30

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Mohammad Rasoulof shows how the everyday rituals of Iranian life change in nightmarish ways into an oppressive web that destroys a family because of religious and political beliefs.

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Iman is examining magistrate in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran. He struggles with feelings of distrust and paranoia. As nationwide political protests escalate, his firearm mysteriously disappears. He suspects his wife Najmeh and daughters Rezvan and Sana of involvement and is imposes increasingly strict measures at home. Tensions within the family rise and become ever more threatening.

The film's most powerful scenes take place within the family context, exploring the tensions between the mother, daughters and their father. Together they embody the divergent tendencies in Iranian society. Iman, a law-abiding civil servant who strictly follows the government line, the daughters who, thanks to social media, are aware of what is going wrong in their country, and the mother who just wants to keep everything and everyone together.

direction: Mohammad Rasoulof
cast: Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi
duration: 168 min
year: 2024
country: France, Germany
language: Persian
Subtitles: Nederlands