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5 Iranian Films To Watch After ‘The Seed Of The Sacred Fig’
The Seed of the Sacred Fig is singular, but it's also built on the strength of many legendary Iranian films that came before ...
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Shot in secret, 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' calls out Iran's authoritarian regime
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a ...
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How a rising film star in Iran strives to carefully break barriers
"What if I were you?" Fereshte Hosseini's voice carries an urgency as if she poses the question to herself while also ...
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Shot in Secret, ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ Calls Out Iran’s Authoritarian Regime
In the nearly 20 years that I’ve been attending the Cannes Film Festival, I’ve rarely witnessed anything as emotional as I did last May, when the Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof arrived for the ...