‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’: The Film That Made Its Director Flee Iran to Avoid Prison

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“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is a timely, harrowing film about Iranian misogyny and tyrannical theocracy. And its release forced its director to make an impossible decision.

Sohelia Golestani, Mahsa Rostami, and Setareh Maleki in The Seed of the Sacred Fig.
Alamode Film