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Mohammad Rasoulof to Attend 2025 Göteborg Film Festival With ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig,’ Germany’s Shortlisted 2025 Oscar Submission (EXCLUSIVE)
The Iranian director will host a filmmaker talk after screening 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig,' the centerpiece of fest's Focus: Disobedience program.
Rasoulof, who currently lives in exile in Germany after being sentenced to eight years in prison and flogging by the Iranian regime as he wrapped “Sacred Fig,” continues to create work that critiques the country’s oppressive government. “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” continues that mission, telling the fictional story of Iman, a regime-loyal investigating judge in Tehran’s Revolutionary Court whose life unravels following the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who died in police custody after being arrested for “improper” hijab-wearing. Amini’s death sparks widespread protests across Iran, and the film mixes in archival footage of them as it portrays the subsequent emotional and ideological turmoil that affects Iman and his family.
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