The Seed of the Sacred Fig (15)

WINNER – Prix Spécial, Cannes Film Festival 2024

OSCAR NOMINEE – Best International Feature Film

BAFTA NOMINEE – Best Film not in the English Language

GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS NOMINEE – Best Foreign Language Film

The celebration of Iman’s latest promotion as investigating judge in the Revolutionary Guard Court coincide with widespread public protests after the death of a young woman in the streets of Teheran. The demonstrations and the heavy-handed government response upset the dynamics within his family. While Iman is struggling with the psychological burden of his new job, his daughters, Rezvan and Sana, are shocked and electrified by the events, while his wife Najmeh is trying to hold the family together. When Iman discovers that his service weapon has gone missing, he suspects his family. Frightened to lose his reputation and his job, he becomes more and more paranoid, starting an investigation in his own home in which all borders are crossed one by one…

Farsi with English Subtitles

Contains strong injury detail, threat, distressing scenes, domestic abuse

No one younger than 15 may see a 15 film in a cinema. PLEASE NOTE: Proof of age may be required.

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