scrn logline
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.
call sheet
Mohammad Rasoulof, Abbas Nalbandian, Variety, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, The Seed of the Sacred Fig