Mohammad Rasoulof’s “Seed of the Sacred Fig” goes beyond the headlines and lets audiences experience, up close, a revolutionary movement in Iran. It’s an acclaimed account of what protest ...

Nothing about Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” happened overnight. The authoritarian Iranian government is both the subject of the three-hour film and the background of the film’s ...

In “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Iman (Missagh Zareh), who works in the justice system, gets promoted to an investigator for the State. This puts his family at risk, but his supportive wife ...

As admirable as The Seed of The Sacred Fig is, heavy-handed messaging and a clunky third act keep it from greatness. The post TIFF 2024: ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Is Admirable Yet Heavy ...

But in the case of “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Germany’s official Oscar submission for Best International Film, he had to learn to trust his own instincts.

Mohammad Rasoulof is now comfortably able to participate in the stateside awards season for his 2025 Best International Feature Oscar nominee, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig." But that was not an ...

Thus, watching “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is the most accessible way for many of us to interact with and understand the experience of an oppressed people. With this year’s awards season predicted to ...

'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' GRADE: A-Rated PG-13: for disturbing violent content, bloody images, thematic content, some language and smoking. Running time: 167 minutes. At Detroit Film Theatre.

‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Wins Arab Critics’ Award for European Films. The Iranian drama from exiled director Mohammad Rasoulof is Germany's entry for the 2025 Academy Awards.