The Seed of the Sacred Fig 15

"★★★★ – fearless drama is a damning indictment of the Iranian regime" – Observer

"★★★★ – a bold, timely state-of-the-nation address that manages to eschew the polemical for the truly gripping" – Empire

"★★★★★ – no wonder Iran wants to lock up this brilliant dissident director" – Telegraph

Filmed over 70 days entirely in secret, exiled director Mohammed Rasoulof delivers this arresting drama that speaks to the dividing lines in Iranian society.

As political unrest erupts in the streets, investigating judge Iman realises that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful... even of his own wife Najmeh and daughters Sana and Rezvan.

Persian with English subtitles