Mohammad Rasoulof's provocative film has been banned in Iran, but Germany has submitted it for Oscar consideration ...

Autocratic societies will almost by definition spawn rebellious responses, and so in a sense you could say that ...

Mohammad Rasoulof’s powerful drama about the authoritarian Iranian government breaks a fourth wall, with consequences.

But then he was sentenced to eight more years and a flogging and confiscation of property just as he was finishing his latest film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” which the Iranian officials ...

Mohammad Rasoulof shot his film in secret in Iran, and when he was sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, he ...

The fig tree’s ability to bear fruit and provide sustenance reinforces its significance as a sacred tree, often depicted as a ...

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” released in limited theaters on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024, so now is the perfect time to check out some of its glowing critics’ reviews. During the Cannes Film ...

Secretly shot in Iran, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" is about an investigating judge ... Farabi has picked "In the Arms of the ...