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The Seed of the Sacred Fig Director on Escaping Iran & His Cast Being Forced Into Exile
MovieWebStory by Julian Roman
scrn logline
Acclaimed Iranian director defiantly films dramatic thriller in secret, as he and his cast face exile to avoid imprisonment.
beat sheet
- Director Mohammad Rasoulof risked everything to make 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig', shooting it covertly to bypass Iran's strict film censorship laws.
- Rasoulof and his entire cast are now living in exile, unable to return home to Iran after the film's release, as they face potential imprisonment by the regime.
call sheet
Mohammad Rasoulof, NEON, The Seed of the Sacred Fig