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In Select Theaters November
Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realizes that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife Najmeh and daughters Sana and Rezvan.

Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
Starring Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Reza Akhlaghi, Shiva Ordooei, Amineh Arani
Transcript
00:00Do you accept Nazret?
00:05I'm so proud of you.
00:21Well, now that you've been investigated, there are dangers.
00:26I told you, our living conditions have changed. You have to be very careful.
00:34They gave me this for personal protection.
00:37For what?
00:39To protect us.
00:43Did they ask you for anything?
00:48It's unfair.
00:49What?
00:52It's in the net. Dad's details. I gave them my home address.
01:09What should I do?
01:11I don't know.
01:13I don't know anything.
01:15I don't know anything.
01:17You should have told your wife and kids what you were doing.
01:21If I could, I would have.
01:23Until the grave.
01:28Rezvan, where are you?
01:31What happened?
01:34Are you afraid your family will find out what you're doing?
01:37I'm not afraid of anyone.
01:47I'm not afraid of anyone.
01:53I'm not afraid of anyone.