The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Mohammad Rasoulof's powerful, vital, Oscar and BAFTA-nominated thriller about a bureaucrat torn between loyalty to his family and the Iranian regime.

Recently appointed investigator to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court, Iman (Misagh Zare) must act as if he's above reproach. But as the 'Woman, Life, Freedom' protests begin shaking the country, the turmoil of a conflicted nation soon manifests itself within his own family.

Himself no stranger to the wrath of Iran’s theocratic regime, director Rasoulof filmed The Seed of the Sacred Fig in secret over 70 days in Iran, before smuggling the footage to Germany and himself escaping the country via a perilous, 28-day foot journey. The resulting film is a masterpiece of mounting tension, beginning as an intense psychological drama before developing into a powerful political thriller; a passionate and fearless cri de cœur.