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.
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a slow burn that has purpose for its pacing. Once it picks up steam, it becomes one of the most haunting films of ...
Veteran director Jafar Panahi, who made his most recent film, No Bears, while under house arrest, has had numerous run-ins with the Iranian authorities, most recently in 2022 when he petitioned the prosecutor’s office on Rasoulof’s behalf and was imprisoned as a result. But of the many Iranian film-makers whose work has been scrutinised by the regime, it is arguably Rasoulof who has taken the most overtly confrontational approach. The Seed of the Sacred Fig makes its points emphatically.
