The Seed Of The Sacred Fig

Family bonds unravel and generations clash in this extaordinary drama from acclaimed filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof. Shot in secret and resulting in the persecution of its director, who eventually forced to flee Iran, The Seed of the Sacred Fig combines gripping storytelling with real-life footage of recent protests in Iran, capturing a family's turmoil amid a society in upheaval.

In Tehran, Iman and his family celebrate his recent promotion to an investigating judge. As public protests erupt against compulsory hijab, the dynamics within his family begin to shift. When his service weapon goes missing, Iman becomes increasingly paranoid, even suspecting his own wife Najmeh, and daughters Sana and Rezvan.

The Seed of the Sacred Fig has won the FIPRESCI Prize and Jury Special Prize at Cannes Film Festival 2024, and the GIO Audience Award at Sydney Film Festival 2024.

It has been nominated for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards 2025 and Best Film Not In The English Language at BAFTA 2025.

★★★★★
‘Brilliant… hailed as a late-breaking favourite… mesmerisingly gripping… electrically tense’
The Telegraph

★★★★★
‘Thrilling, Courageous movie’
Time Out

★★★★
‘Phenomenally brave’
The Times

‘Hitchcockian’
AV Club

‘The World Needs Films Like The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
The Times

‘A blistering propulsive thriller’
The New Yorker

‘You'll be unable to look away for even a second’
Collider