The Seed of the Sacred Fig currently has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 and has been rated by 16 users on our platform.
Mohammad Rasoulof’s arresting tale of violence and paranoia in Iran.
Read full review at The Guardian...an anguished cry from the heart of Mohammad Rasoulof, the Iranian filmmaker who just fled his home country for Europe after an eight-year prison sentence from the Islamic Republic.
Read full review at Indie Wire...sprouts paranoia and isolation at home.
Read full review at The A.V. Club...refreshingly balanced and open in its inclusion of differing perspectives.
Read full review at Slant Magazine...a bold, timely state-of-the-nation address that manages to eschew the polemical for the truly gripping.
Read full review at EmpireRasoulof gets terrific performances from all of his cast, but particularly noteworthy is Sohelia Golestani’s work as Najmeh, which captures the woman’s subtle, gradual transition from defender of her husband to an ally of her daughters.
Read full review at Roger Ebert...demonstrates that Rasoulof still has hope. He still believes (even if his often brilliant narrative may take a wee bit too long to get there).
Read full review at The PlaylistDet iranska familjedramat är ett mästerverk.
Read full review at AftonbladetFilmen, som verkligen griper tag, utspelas 2022 och inleds med att juristen Iman (Missagh Zareh) blir befordrad till utredare.
Read full review at Göteborgs-PostenHär finns en dov och tung sorg. Man får ju tänka sig att Imans kärlek till hustru och döttrar är djup och genuin.
Read full review at Svenska DagbladetDet strama familjedramat skiftar till en nervig politisk thriller för att till sist landa i en absurd feministisk skräckfilm.
Read full review at Dagens NyheterStarkt politiskt drama som effektivt förmedlar känslan av annalkande katastrof.
Read full review at Moviezine...en stark film, minst sagt, som ger en inblick i en värld som vanligtvis är dold.
Read full review at Sveriges Television...et vigtigt værk og en fængslende fortælling båret af vrede og stort mod fra filmholdet.
Read full review at Filmmagasinet EkkoDen højaktuelle kamp mellem generationer og samfundssyn syder af ægte følelser.
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