Review: A tense household becomes a metaphor for Iran’s divisions in ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’
Mahsa Rostami, left, Misagh Zareh and Setareh Maleki in the movie “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” (Neon) Reality seeps into “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in multiple ways, including ones that writer-director Mohammad Rasoulof couldn’t have imagined back when he shot this absorbing drama in secret. One of Iran’s signature filmmakers — and … Read more