- VarietyVarietyscrn loglineMohammad Rasoulof, the acclaimed Iranian director, is set to bring the life and times of absurdist playwright Abbas Nalbandian to life in an ambitious new animated feature.beat sheet
- The film will span the decade before the Iranian Revolution up until Nalbandian's death a decade later, chronicling the country's dramatic political and social upheaval.
- Rasoulof is known for his nuanced, socially conscious films like 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig', and this project marks his foray into animation as he seeks to reanimate a pivotal moment in Iranian history.
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Mohammad Rasoulof, the acclaimed Iranian director, is set to bring the life and times of absurdist playwright Abbas Nalbandian to life in an ambitious new animated feature.
beat sheet
- The film will span the decade before the Iranian Revolution up until Nalbandian's death a decade later, chronicling the country's dramatic political and social upheaval.
- Rasoulof is known for his nuanced, socially conscious films like 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig', and this project marks his foray into animation as he seeks to reanimate a pivotal moment in Iranian history.
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Mohammad Rasoulof, Abbas Nalbandian, Variety, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, The Seed of the Sacred Fig