Najmeh (Soheila Golestani, l-r), Sana (Setareh Maleki) and Rezvan (Mahsa Rostami) in a scene from the film "The Seeds of the Sacred Fig Tree". The film by Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, who fled ...

On Friday, Feb. 22, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” was screened at the Rubenstein Arts Center Film Theater. A 2024 Prix Spécial and FIPRESCI Prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival, this emotional and ...

This century old, sacred fig tree in Nairobi, Kenya, which stands 4 stories high, was at risk for removal. Kenyan authorities wanted to relocate it to make way for a four-lane, 17 mile highway funded ...

One of the most anticipated films premiering at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival is The Seed of the Sacred Fig, the latest from acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof. His films have show ...

Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is a powerful indictment of totalitarianism and the Iran regime. The film, which won both a Special Jury Prize and the ...

There are only a handful of films you’ll see in a lifetime that will capture a moment in time with a fraction of the same clarity, conviction, and compassion as Mohammad Rasoulof's The Seed of the ...

The film even goes so far as to incorporate real-life footage of the protests, demonstrating the violent extent the state went to quell them. But the intermittent montages of police brutality are ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This is from the official trailer of “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” distributed by Neon. “The Seed ...

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s politically-charged thriller “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which has been chosen to represent Germany in the upcoming international feature film Oscar race, is ...