Film

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

Piazza Grande

Iran, Germany, France · 2024 · DCP 2K · Color · 167' · o.v. Persian

Industry screening

Friday 09 | 08 | 2024, 18:30 · Cinema Rialto 1 · Sub. English, German


Press screening

Saturday 10 | 08 | 2024, 21:30 · Teatro Kursaal · Sub. English, German


Screening

Sunday 11 | 08 | 2024, 21:30 · Piazza Grande · Sub. English, German

Lifetime Achievement Award to Alfonso Cuarón

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Iman, an investigating judge on Tehran's Revolutionary Court, grapples with mistrust and paranoia as nationwide political protests intensify and his gun mysteriously disappears. Suspecting the involvement of his wife Najmeh and his daughters Rezvan and Sana, he imposes drastic measures at home, causing tensions to rise. Step by step, social norms and the rules of family life become suspended.
I had to choose between prison and leaving Iran. With a heavy heart, I chose exile.

Information

Director

Mohammad Rasoulof

Screenplay

Mohammad Rasoulof

Cast

Soheila Golestani, Misagh Zare, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Reza Akhlaghi, Shiva Ordooei, Amineh Arani

Producer

Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner, Rozita Hendijanian

Cinematography

Pooyan Aghababaei

Editing

Andrew Bird

Sound

Philipp Kemptner, Hassan Shabankareh

Music

Karzan Mahmood

Set design

Amir Panahifar

Hair/Make-up

Mahmoud Dehghani

Production

Run Way Pictures
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Co-production

Parallel45
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International sales

Films Boutique
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Swiss distributor

trigon-film
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