Many have praised the bold decision, but it's also one that has made director Mohammad Rasoulof an exile. - IMDb user rating: ...

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is one of the best movies of the year, yet director Mohammad Rasoulof literally had to shoot the ...

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Director Mohammad Rasoulof’s pointed film about Iran’s authoritarian regime is a hit with film lovers and critics — not so ...

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a ...

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has been one of the leading newsmakers this year with his 28-day flight to freedom from ...

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof is charting a new path in exile, looking toward animation and to films like "Universal ...

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The name of Rasoulof’s film comes from his memory of an ancient fig tree he once visited on an island in the south of Iran.

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.