Iranian Director Mohammad Rasoulof on His New Play and Parallels Between Iran and the U.S.
Rasoulof talked to THR, via a translator, about what he is currently working on, parallels between Iran and the U.S. under ...
Manila Bulletin3d
Social/political tightrope: A review of 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig'
Directed by Iranian Mohammad Rasoulof, who’s now living in exile in Berlin, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a brave protest ...
The gripping true story of how we filmed The Seed of the Sacred Fig: From kidnap threats, prison and a 28-day mountain drama
A new film exposes the horrors of life for female protestors defying the regime in Iran. The director recalls how making it ...
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Mohammad Rasoulof Risked His Life To Make The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Yet these are the hurdles Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof overcame to make his 10th film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig. The political thriller follows Iman (Missagh Zareh), a newly appointed ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs5d
Iranian thriller merges politics and suspense - review
The best movie I’ve seen so far this year – and likely the best movie I will see – is the Iranian film The Seed of the Sacred Fig, which opened throughout the country on Thursday.
Hollywood Insider4d
‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’: A Tense, Impeccable Drama from Iranian Master Mohammad Rasoulof
Produced and smuggled out of Iran, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' has profound intensity and a family oriented political story ...
Iranian artists face worsening persecution
As makers of award-winning film "My Favourite Cake" face trial in Tehran, months after rapper Toomaj Salehi narrowly avoided ...
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How “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Subverts the “Save the Girl” Trope
But Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” flips this trope on its head. What starts out as a grounded domestic drama unexpectedly lurches into full-blown thriller territory when, in the ...