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The Seed of the Sacred Fig
The Seed of the Sacred Fig 18+Synopsis
Iman, an investigating judge in the Revolutionary Court in Tehran, 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 are being suspended.
Country
France / Germany
Runtime
2 hours 48 minutes
Production year
2024
Online premiere
1 February 2025
World premiere
24 May 2024
Release date
| 27 February 2025 | Australia | M | |
| 9 January 2025 | Brazil | ||
| 23 March 2025 | Bulgaria | ||
| 10 January 2025 | Canada | ||
| 6 March 2025 | Chile | 14 | |
| 20 February 2025 | Croatia | 15 | |
| 7 November 2024 | Czechia | ||
| 5 December 2024 | Dominican Republic | ||
| 11 April 2025 | Estonia | ||
| 7 February 2025 | Finland | ||
| 18 September 2024 | France | ||
| 28 April 2025 | Georgia | R | |
| 26 December 2024 | Germany | 16 | |
| 7 February 2025 | Great Britain | 15 | |
| 19 December 2024 | Greece | ||
| 7 February 2025 | Ireland | ||
| 6 March 2025 | Israel | 14 | |
| 20 February 2025 | Italy | ||
| 7 February 2025 | Latvia | N12 | |
| 7 March 2025 | Lithuania | N16 | |
| 30 January 2025 | Mexico | B | |
| 20 March 2025 | Montenegro | o.A. | |
| 20 March 2025 | Netherlands | 12 | |
| 21 March 2025 | Norway | 15 | |
| 5 March 2025 | Philippines | ||
| 7 March 2025 | Poland | ||
| 30 January 2025 | Portugal | ||
| 31 January 2025 | Romania | ||
| 20 March 2025 | Serbia | o.A. | |
| 3 June 2025 | South Korea | ||
| 17 January 2025 | Spain | ||
| 7 March 2025 | Sweden | ||
| 27 February 2025 | Thailand | ||
| 10 January 2025 | Turkey |
Worldwide Gross
$6,587,697
Production
Run Way Pictures, Parallel45, Arte France Cinéma
Also known as
Dane-ye anjir-e ma'abed, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, La semilla del fruto sagrado, Die Saat des heiligen Feigenbaums, Les graines du figuier sauvage, A Semente do Figo Sagrado, A Semente do Fruto Sagrado, A szent füge magja, Det heliga trädets frukter, Frøet fra det hellige figentræ, Frøet fra det hellige fikentreet, Il seme del fico sacro, Kutsal İncirin Tohumu, La llavor de la figuera sagrada, La semilla de la higuera sagrada, Nasienie świętej figi, Püha viigipuu seeme, Pyhän temppeliviikunan siemen, Sămânța smochinului sacru, Sămînța smochinului sacru, Seme svete smokve, Semințele smochinului sacru, Sinseonghan namuui ssias, Sjeme svete smokve, Svētās vīģes sēkla, Zerra Ha'Te'enna Ha'Kdosha, Ο σπόρος της ιερής συκιάς, Насіння священного інжиру, Семя священного инжира, 一念菩提, 聖なるイチジクの種
Director
Mohammad Rasoulof
Cast
Mahsa Rostami
Setareh Maleki
Niousha Akhshi
Missa Zareh
Soheila Golestani
Showtimes
Currently, the film is not showing in cinemas, but we can send you a message when this animated film returns to the box office.
Interesting facts
Director Mohammad Rasoulof had originally been due to serve on the jury for the Un Certain Regard section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, but he was arrested in July 2022 after criticising the government's crackdown on protesters in the south‑western Iranian city of Abadan following a deadly building collapse. On 8 May 2024 Rasoulof's lawyer announced that he had been sentenced to eight years' imprisonment as well as flogging, a fine and the confiscation of his property. On 12 May 2024 Rasoulof said he had managed to flee Iran and was staying at an undisclosed location in Europe. On 24 May 2024 he attended the film's premiere in Cannes and, on the red carpet, held up photographs of two of the cast, Soheila Golestani and Missagh Zareh.
Iman
Sana wants to have blue hair? Painted nails? Why?
Najmeh
The world has changed. Kids think differently.
Iman
The world has changed, but God has not. Nor his laws.
Najmeh
We have to teach them.
Iman
We always have.
