Preview
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
We are delighted to be able to organize a preview for our members of the award-winning film The Seed of the Sacred Fig, which was shown at the VIENNALE in Austria, one month before its theatrical release!
A highlight of the 77th Cannes Film Festival. There, The Seed of the Sacred Fig was greeted with standing ovations lasting several minutes, celebrated internationally by the press and awarded the Special Jury Prize as well as four other prizes. The film, which was primarily produced by Rasoulof’s Hamburg-based company Run Way Pictures, is Germany’s Oscar entry in the “Best International Film” category.
How do I get my ticket?
Invitations will be sent out by e-mail on 18.11.
What is The Seed of the Sacred Fig about?
Iman has just been promoted to investigating judge at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran when a huge protest movement sweeps the country following the death of a young woman. Although the demonstrations increase and the state cracks down with ever tougher measures, Iman decides to side with the regime, upsetting the balance of his family. While the devout father struggles with the psychological strain of his new job, his daughters Rezvan and Sana are shocked and electrified by the events. His wife Najmeh, on the other hand, is desperately trying to keep everyone together. Then Iman realizes that his service weapon has disappeared and he suspects his family…
Mohammad Rasoulof, winner of the Golden Bear for “But Evil Does Not Exist”, delivers his masterpiece with The Seed of the Sacred Fig: an angry and blunt reckoning with the unjust regime in Iran, told as a brilliant, breathless political thriller and filled with authentic images of the protests in the fall of 2022 that shook the country to its foundations. Shot in secret in Iran under difficult circumstances, the film is so powerful that Rasoulof was forced to leave his home country shortly before its world premiere in the Cannes competition.