A film of El Gouna Film Festival

بذرة التين المقدسThe Seed of the Sacred Fig

Director
Mohammad Rasoulof
Countries
Iran, Germany, France
Year
2024
Running time
166 min
Language
Farsi

At El Gouna Film Festival

What it is about

Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

Key roles

Director
Mohammad Rasoulof
Writer
Mohammad Rasoulof
Producer
Mohammad Rasoulof, Rozita Hendijanian, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner
Director of photography
Pooyan Aghababaei
Editor
Andrew Bird
Music
Karzan Mahmood

Full credits

Cast

11
  • Soheila Golestanias Najmeh
  • Misagh Zareas Iman
  • Mahsa Rostamias Rezvan
  • Setareh Malekias Sana
  • Niousha Akhshias Sadaf
  • Reza Akhlaghiradas Ghaderi
  • Shiva Ordooieas Fatemeh
  • Amineh Mazrouie Aranias Woman in the Car
  • Mohammad Kamal Alavi
  • Parisa Mohyedini
  • Barat Azimi

Directing

5
  • Mohammad RasoulofDirector
  • Amin SayyarAssistant director
  • Elnaz KoutiAssistant director
  • Mohammad KamalalaviFirst assistant director
  • Masood BarahimiAssistant director

Writing

1
  • Mohammad RasoulofWriter

Production

7
  • Mohammad RasoulofProducer
  • Rozita HendijanianProducer
  • Amin SadraeiProducer
  • Jean-Christophe SimonProducer
  • Mani TilgnerProducer
  • Olivier PèreCo-producer
  • Talia KalemProducer's Assistant

Camera

2
  • Pooyan AghababaeiDirector of photography
  • Pooyan BehaghStill photographer

Editing

3
  • Andrew BirdEditor
  • Paris J. LudwigAssistant editor
  • Jochen HinrichsColorist

Sound

8
  • Kai StorckSound design
  • Maxime CordonFoley mixer
  • Éric GrattepainFoley artist
  • Philipp KemptnerRe-recording mixer
  • Lasse KrögerDialogue editor
  • Tridad ShabankarehSound recordist
  • Philipp TeichmannSupervising sound editor
  • Julien LemaistreAssistant foley artist

Art

4
  • Amir PanahifarProduction design
  • Hymn AsterMain title designer
  • Hymn AsterGraphic designer
  • Amir PanahifarSet designer

Costume and make-up

4
  • Nazanin TavasoliCostume design
  • Bahareh MinaeeMakeup artist
  • Farshid HasaniMakeup artist
  • Mahmoud DehghaniMakeup designer

Visual effects

3
  • Hymn AsterVisual effects supervisor
  • Markus 'Maggi' SelchowVisual effects supervisor
  • Alexander KuceraVFX artist

Music

1
  • Karzan MahmoodMusic

Other crew

1
  • Thierry FrémauxThanks

Companies

Parallel 45 · Run Way Pictures · ARTE France Cinéma

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