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The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)

18/09/2024 (FR)Drama, Thriller, Crime2h 47m
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Soheila Golestani

      Soheila Golestani

      Najmeh

    2. Misagh Zare

      Misagh Zare

      Iman

    3. Mahsa Rostami

      Mahsa Rostami

      Rezvan

    4. Setareh Maleki

      Setareh Maleki

      Sana

    5. Niousha Akhshi

      Niousha Akhshi

      Sadaf

    6. Reza Akhlaghirad

      Reza Akhlaghirad

      Ghaderi

    7. Shiva Ordooie

      Fatemeh

    8. Amineh Mazrouie Arani

      Woman in the Car

    9. Mohammad Kamal Alavi

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Feb 13, 2025

    When “Iman” (Missagh Zareh) gets a promotion at work, he hopes it will lead to his family of wife “Najmeh” (Sohelia Golestani) and daughters “Sana” (Setareh Maleki) and “Rezvan” (Mahsa Rostami) being relocated to better accommodation so that the girls can finally have rooms of their own! He is now to be an investigator for the state, a stone’s throw from the judiciary, and an important job. He discovers quite quickly, though, that his is really little more than a rubber-stamping position for the prosecutors who are enforcing Iran’s increasingly Draconian laws. His workload is only increased by...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageFrench

    Budget$3,000,000.00

    Revenue$6,501,810.00

    Keywords

    • police brutality
    • husband wife relationship
    • court
    • judge
    • politics
    • paranoia
    • mistrust
    • family dynamics
    • mother daughter relationship
    • sister sister relationship