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 ...

One of the most anticipated films premiering at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival is The Seed of the Sacred Fig, the latest from acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof. His films have show ...

Casting "Branches of a Fig Tree," a student film. Synopsis: In a peaceful world recovering from catastrophe, a spirited runaway meets a magnetic community leader. As they fall in love, they discover ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This is from the official trailer of “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” distributed by Neon. “The Seed ...

Germany has selected Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s drama The Seed of the Sacred Fig as its submission for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards. This decision was taken by ...

The German Film Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 2025 Lolas, Germany's equivalent of the Oscars. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief September 5, Tim Fehlbaum’s real-life thriller based ...

Woman, life, freedom. Down with theocracy! The slogans shouted in the bloody streets of Tehran over the past year echo through The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Mohammad Rasoulof’s long, heartfelt story of ...

A family implodes against a backdrop of paranoia and protest in this deeply upsetting masterwork from the Iranian filmmaker, who just fled his home country after yet another prison sentence. “The Seed ...

Tunisia’s Oscar submission is a sun-dappled gem focused on a group of teenage girls. Sehiri’s observational gaze (crafted alongside DP Frida Marzouk, who makes the most out of the orchard’s warm ...