The Seed of the Sacred Fig

"With livid, thinking-man’s thriller 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig', director Mohammad Rasoulof responds to his own imprisonment in 2022, by examining Iranian tensions within the context of a well-placed Tehran family (...) Masterful allegory" 

"Deeply upsetting masterwork (...) Iran is never going to support this movie. It’s up to the rest of the world to do so" 

"Especially considering how brilliant “Sacred Fig” is at deconstructing the rampant injustice in the totalitarian state" 

"Eschewing the formal flare of his previous work, Rasoulof finds something more immediate here, a drama that burns like a political thriller and sears like a documentary" 

"Rasoulof gets terrific performances from all of his cast, but particularly noteworthy is Sohelia Golestani's work as Najmeh (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)" 

"Heartfelt, politically fiery melodrama" 

"A thriller of propulsive skill and blunt emotional force, marrying the muscularity of an action film to the psychological intensity of a chamber drama"