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The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Name: The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Director: Mohammad Rasoulof
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: 2024
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Soheila Golestani, Misagh Zare, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

2024 · Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof · 167 min · Drama · Thriller · Crime · 19 frames

Crew

Written by: Mohammad Rasoulof
Cinematography: Pooyan Aghababaei
Edited by: Andrew Bird
Music: Karzan Mahmood
Production design: Amir Panahifar
Produced by: Mohammad Rasoulof, Rozita Hendijanian, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon

Cast

Soheila Golestani as Najmeh
Misagh Zare as Iman
Mahsa Rostami as Rezvan
Setareh Maleki as Sana
Niousha Akhshi as Sadaf
Reza Akhlaghirad as Ghaderi
Shiva Ordooie as Fatemeh
Amineh Mazrouie Arani as Woman in the Car
Mohammad Kamal Alavi
Parisa Mohyedini

Production

Country: France, Germany
Language: Persian
Studios: Parallel 45, Run Way Pictures, ARTE France Cinéma
Budget: $3,000,000
Box office: $6,501,810
Themes: police brutality, husband wife relationship, court, judge, politics, paranoia, mistrust, family dynamics, mother daughter relationship, sister sister relationship

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