Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- oppressive
- paranoid
- harrowing
- serious film night
- political cinema viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a courageous, urgent, and formally ambitious domestic critique of political repression, despite its demanding length.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Iman's judicial promotion transforms state coercion into escalating suspicion and control inside his household.
Tehran's unrest after a young woman's death directly reshapes trust between Najmeh, Iman, Sana, and Rezvan.
The disappearance of Iman's gun drives his accusations and intensifies the family's internal crisis.
Iman discovers that his investigative role largely rubber-stamps prosecutors enforcing increasingly draconian laws.
Films like The Seed of the Sacred Fig, and why
A Separation
family-centered political paranoia and authoritarian pressure rendered as an intense domestic thriller
The Salesman
Iranian social realism combining family conflict, moral pressure, and institutional injustice
The Lives of Others
political repression invading intimate relationships through a tense, psychologically escalating drama
The Night of the 12th
claustrophobic domestic paranoia and state violence building toward a harrowing thriller
Movie Details
- Director
- Mohammad Rasoulof
- Release Date
- 2024-09-18
- Runtime
- 167 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (518)
Cast
- Soheila Golestani
- Misagh Zare
- Mahsa Rostami
- Setareh Maleki
- Niousha Akhshi
- Reza Akhlaghirad
- Shiva Ordooie
- Amineh Mazrouie Arani
- Mohammad Kamal Alavi
- Parisa Mohyedini
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is The Seed of the Sacred Fig about?
- A Tehran judge's promotion turns political unrest and a missing gun into a devastating test of family loyalty and authoritarian obedience.
- What is The Seed of the Sacred Fig like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Seed of the Sacred Fig as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is The Seed of the Sacred Fig violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in The Seed of the Sacred Fig as moderate.
- What did critics think of The Seed of the Sacred Fig?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a courageous, urgent, and formally ambitious domestic critique of political repression, despite its demanding length.
- Which films are like The Seed of the Sacred Fig?
- Films with a similar feel include A Separation, The Salesman, The Lives of Others, and The Night of the 12th.
- How long is The Seed of the Sacred Fig?
- The Seed of the Sacred Fig runs 167 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Seed of the Sacred Fig?
- In United States, The Seed of the Sacred Fig streams on Hulu.
