To attend his Cannes premiere, he fled an Iranian prison sentence. The film is worth it
Director Mohammad Rasoulof is banned at home in Iran but continues to make prize-winning work, including his latest thriller, ...
Review: A tense household becomes a metaphor for Iran’s divisions in ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
The latest drama by Mohammad Rasoulof won the embattled filmmaker a prize at Cannes, though not before he had to flee his ...
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Mohammad Rasoulof on taking on Iran’s oppressive regime with ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’: “Just have hope”
The making of the politically charged domestic-drama thriller has become an inseparable element of the film itself.
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To attend his Cannes premiere, he fled an Iranian prison sentence. The film is worth it
His movie is now that country’s Oscar entry ... holding on to hope for a new dawn in Iran. “For me, home now is us standing together in solidarity as human beings and not leaving one another ...
The Amazing Story Behind German Oscar Entry ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
Mohammad Rasoulof shot his film in secret in Iran, and when he was sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging, he ...
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A Searing New Film, ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Portrays the Oppression and Fear of Living Under the Iranian Powers That Be
The 2022 death of a young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini, after apparently wearing her hijab incorrectly and the resulting protests that rocked the country provide the new Iranian film ... Film Festival ...
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Review: ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Bears Rebellious Fruit
The Village Voice review's Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof's rebellious new film, "The Seed of the Sacred Fig." ...
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Fierce Battle for Aleppo: How Russia, Iran, US are Fueling New Middle East Conflict Centred in Syria
The battle for Aleppo has erupted once again, as foreign-backed terrorist groups clash with Syrian forces in a fight for control of Syria's second-largest city. With Russia's air power, Iran’s ...
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“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” Is a Shattering Epic of Reproach
Their mother warns, “You must be irreproachable.” With “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” Rasoulof has composed an epic of ...
'Good enough': Why Israel's Lebanon invasion is so different from the war in Gaza | Opinion
What the IDF achieved in Lebanon is good enough. By staying in Gaza, Israel is jeopardizing its hostages and the nation's ...
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How Donald Trump’s election bid complicated the US release of ‘The Apprentice’
It was late summer 2018 when Ali Abbasi was first approached to direct The Apprentice. The Iranian-Danish filmmaker had just ...