Mohammad Rasoulof Sees Hope for Dissident Directors in ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Oscar Campaign
The filmmaker's drama on the Women, Life, Freedom movement, banned in Iran, was submitted by Germany in the best ...
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Cinema Is Freedom: Mohammad Rasoulof on “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”
Now in theaters, “ The Seed of the Sacred Fig ” follows a lawyer named Iman (Missagh Zareh), who is promoted to investigating ...
Iranian drama The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a beautiful act of resistance
The film plays out like that rare piece of art capable of capturing the individual agency inherent in both resistance and ...
Berlinale Crystal Bear Winner ‘Last Swim’ Sells to the U.S., U.K. and More Territories (EXCLUSIVE)
"Last Swim," Sasha Nathwani’s debut which won the Crystal Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, has sold widely, including in the ...
Making a Movie in Secret, and Living With the Repercussions
Mohammad Rasoulof on the logistical challenges of making The Seed of the Sacred Fig, the Academy Award–shortlisted film that ...
‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ Showcase the Work of Writer-Directors
In ‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Emilia Pérez,’ writer-directors showcase their personal investment in telling stories.
Italian Journalist Cecilia Sala Freed From Iranian Prison
Cecilia Sala, the Italian journalist and podcaster, has been freed from detention in an Iranian prison, Italy's government ...
Rotterdam Feat Highlights Forgotten Film History With "Cinema Regained" Program
The 2025 lineup of restorations, documentaries, and film history homages features Soviet classics, pre-1979 Iranian features, ...
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6 Greater Boston film festivals to check out this winter
From the 50th anniversary of the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festiva to Belmont World Film's Family Festival, WBUR film critic Erin Trahan rounds up the film events to check out this season.
Review: Oscar hopeful ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ is a chilling and powerful Iranian thriller made in secret
The sacred fig in Rasoulof’s exceptionally well-acted film — a multiple prize winner at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival the embattled writer-director had to flee Iran to screen, risking imprisonment and ...
Rotterdam's Cinema Regained Features World Premieres From Vani Subramania, Drissa Touré and Ali Khamraev, as Well as Yuri Klimenko's Sergei Parajanov Homage
International Film Festival Rotterdam has revealed its Cinema Regained program, which showcases restored classics, ...