Nominated for Best International Feature Film at the Academy Awards.

The film tells the story of a family in Iran: Iman (Missagh Zareg), his wife Najmeh (Soheila Golestani), and their daughters Sana (Setareh Maleki) and Rezvan (Masha Rostami). Iman, the patriarch of the family, has just received a promotion as a judge’s investigator in the Revolutionary Court. This position opens up a world of possibility for the family, but invites increased scrutiny as well. We follow the family as their bonds slowly begin to disintegrate under the pressure and pervasive nature of their country’s government. When a gun that Iman is given at work for protection goes missing, the family will never be the same again. – Austin Film Festival Review

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a political thriller, a horror movie, and an ode to that unrepentance. The boldness of Iranian girls and women is its inspiration and its essence.” – Vulture