This review was originally published on September 6, 2024 as a part of our Toronto International Film Festival coverage. The Seed of the Sacred Fig begins as a chamber drama, taking place primarily in ...

Theater-goers searching for something off the beaten path may find their curiosity satiated at Rorschach Theatre’s production of The Figs, on stage now through March 16. There is some deconstruction ...

Separating a work of art from the circumstances of its production would be a fool’s errand when writing about “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” — director Mohammad Rasoulof simply wouldn’t allow it. How ...

The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) Film Review, a movie written and directed by Mohammad Rasoulof and starring Missagh Zareh, Soheila Golestani, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Reza ...

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is 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 ...

There are only a handful of films you’ll see in a lifetime that will capture a moment in time with a fraction of the same clarity, conviction, and compassion as Mohammad Rasoulof's The Seed of the ...

A family is torn apart by a missing firearm in "The Seed of the Sacred Fig," a searing thriller that rises to a white hot boil. The missing firearm is a stand-in for much larger conflicts — religious, ...

Erige Sehiri’s narrative debut chronicles and animates the lives of a group of women Tunisian fig harvesters. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic The camera is a shrewd interlocuter in Erige Sehiri ...

When New Orleans is hit with a cold snap, it's not difficult to begin fantasizing about locales that are less chilly — and offer the blossoming scents of sweet olive and fresh citrus. Unless you're ...