Mohammad Rasoulof Describes Secret Production Of ‘the Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ As ‘smuggling Human Values’

Harrison Richlin, IndieWire
Sun, 12/01/2024 - 7:00pm

"Sacred Fig" received the Special Award at Cannes this year, where it premiered following Rasoulof fleeing his home country of Iran in order to avoid a prison and flogging sentence.

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Mohammad Rasoulof Describes Secret Production Of ‘the Seed Of The Sacred Fig’ As ‘smuggling Human Values’

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