CFF: The Seed of the Sacred Fig

France, Germany, 2024, 168 mins.
DIRECTOR: Mohammad Rasoulof
WITH: Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Missagh Zareh, Soheila Golestani

Acclaimed filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulouf has never held back: his films are sharp incisions into the political tissue of Iranian society and The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) makes no exception. This monumental work won the director the Special Jury and the FIPRESCI prizes at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with a bold story set against a backdrop of the 2022 protests.

Iman (Missagh Zareh) is an investigator working for the government, but the promise of a promotion and a better life for his family comes with unexpected complications when his gun goes missing.

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