The Seed of the Sacred Fig

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.

Keywords

• Festival de Cannes
• Iranian Cinema
• Les César du cinéma
• Locarno Film Festival!
• Portraits of empowered women
• San Sebastian Film Festival
• Women's Rights

Actors

• Misagh Zare
• Soheila Golestani
• Mahsa Rostami
• Setareh Maleki
• Niousha Akhshi

Director

• Mohammad Rasoulof