The director risks imprisonment with this film, which reveals the brutality of tyranny in Iran following the 2022 Women, Life, Freedom protests. By David Sexton Awards season. For some Hollywood stars ...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: actors Setareh Maleki (back left) Niousha Akhshi (back right) and Mahsa Rostami (front). “The women’s movement in Iran has had a long history, and many people have ...

The acceptance of international cinema has been on the rise in recent years, as movies like RRR, Anatomy of a Fall and Parasite have become popular not just with critics and awards bodies, but with a ...

Quick take: The Seed Of The Sacred Fig directed by Mohammad Rasoulof is a political thriller set in Tehran that juxtaposes actual footage with domestic drama. The filming of The Seed Of The Sacred ...

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