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The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Cannes
Jury Special Prize
2024
Director Mohammad Rasoulof (There Is No Evil) undertook a daring escape from Iran to present his extraordinarily brave allegorical drama in Cannes, winning the Jury Special Award.
Director Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced to eight years in prison just prior to fleeing Iran, and his spellbinding and powerful film has at its centre a once tight-knit family devastated by political turmoil. Iman, an investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, grapples with mistrust and paranoia as nationwide political protests intensify and his gun mysteriously disappears. Suspecting the involvement of his wife Najmeh and his daughters Rezvan and Sana, he imposes drastic measures at home, causing tensions to rise. Step by step, social norms and the rules of family life are being suspended. Daringly including real-life footage of the “Women, Life, Freedom” protests that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022 – and of the regime’s subsequent brutal and lethal crackdown – The Seed of the Sacred Fig is an urgent and devastating film, and a bold tribute to those who have and continue to resist.
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Directed by
Mohammad Rasoulof
Written by
Mohammad Rasoulof
Edited by
Andrew Bird
Cinematography
Pooyan Aghababaei
Sound by
Kai Storck, Philipp Kemptner
Music by
Karzan Mahmood
Starring
Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Missagh Zareh, Soheila Golestani
Original title
Daneh Anjeer Moghadas
English title
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Year
2024
Country
Iran, France, Germany
Language
PER
Subtitles
CZ, EN
Running time
168 min
Genre
Drama, Crime
Age rating
15+
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Boskovice • Kino Boskovicex
Brno • Cinema City Velký Špalíčekx
Čáslav • Kino Miloše Formanax
Cheb • Kino Artx
Frýdek-Místek • Nová scéna Vlastx
Havířov • Kino Centrumx
Hodonín • Kino Světx
Jablonec nad Nisou • Kino Juniorx
Kolín • Kino 99x
Libčice nad Vltavou • Kino Kotelnax
Malá Skála • Kino Androvnax
Olomouc • Kino Metropolx
Ostrava • Minikinox
Písek • Kino Portyčx
Praha • Cinema City Slovanský důmx
Praha • Edison Filmhubx
Praha • Kino 35x
Praha • Kino Atlasx
Praha • Kino Dlabačovx
Praha • Kino Kavalírkax
Praha • Kino Lucernax
Praha • Kino MATx
Praha • Komorní kino Evaldx
Praha • Modřanský biografx
Prostějov • Kino Metro 70x
Uherské Hradiště • Kino Hvězdax
Ústí nad Labem • Veřejný sál Hraničářx
Vrchlabí • Kino Kartonka 1904x
Zlín • Golden Apple Cinema – Malé kinox
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Media reception

Daily Telegraph
★★★★★ "A mesmerisingly gripping and controlled parable-thriller."
Více
IndieWire
A- "An extraordinarily gripping allegory about the corrupting costs of power and the suppression of women."
Více
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