The ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig' Cast on the Oscar-Nominee's Clandestine Shoot - Including Being Directed from the Trunk of a Car
Stars Mahsa Rostami and Setareh Maleki tell IndieWire about how Mohammad Rasoulof convinced them to star in the Iranian ...
Alia Shawkat, Kumail Nanjiani, Seth Rogen and More Join Kristen Stewart in ‘The Wrong Girls’ at Neon
Kristen Stewart, Alia Shawkat, Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani, LaKeith Stanfield, Zack Fox and Tony Hale will star in "The Wrong ...
As Oscars approach, revisit our interviews with Jesse Eisenberg, Jon M. Chu and more
While Oscars season is in full swing, revisit The Desert Sun's recent red carpet interviews with several directors and ...
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theartsdesk Q&A: Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof on 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig' - 'It became a question of self-respect'
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof is now an Oscar-nominated refugee, in a bittersweet harvest for his film The Seed of the ...
Jacques Audiard Credits ‘Natural Masochism’ as Reason Behind Making Movies in Languages He Doesn’t Speak or Understand
Audiard also apologized to Mohammad Rasoulof for his "rich guy problems" during a SBIFF Q&A.
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig movie review: Rasoulof makes a point even under severe peril
Mohammad Rasoulof’s film is powerful indictment of Iranian Oppression even though the solution given seems rather naive ...
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig: Inside the Iranian film that a brave cast and crew risked everything for
It’s also a remarkable act of bravery from director Mohammad Rasoulof, his cast and crew. Since Rasoulof completed his blistering film, which is up for a Bafta and an Academy Award, all but one of ...
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Review: 'The Seed of the Sacred Fig,' Iranian thriller exposes the brutality of authoritarianism
This slow burn thriller from Iran exposes the brutality of authoritarianism and its devastating impact on families.
‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ movie review: Mohammad Rasoulof’s study in asphyxiation is a masterpiece
Mohammad Rasoulof's anti-authoritarian treatise defies categorization, a searing indictment of Iran's theocracy.