The Seed of The Sacred Fig is a movie but additionally an act of resistance. Filmed in secret in Tehran, it’s a couple of newly-promoted state investigating decide, whose household is torn aside by the protests following the loss of life in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini.
The movie gained the particular jury prize at Cannes and an Oscar nomination. Nevertheless it additionally earned its director, Mohammad Rasoulouf, an eight 12 months jail sentence.
Rasoulouf and lots of the forged and crew managed to flee Iran – although not the actress who performed the mom. However he refuses to be silenced.
Krishnan Guru-Murthy spoke to him and lead actresses Mahsa Rostami and Setareh Malek.
