“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” film starts at Loft Cinema on January 31

STARTS FRIDAY, JANUARY 31

Regular Admission Prices

Passes Not Accepted 1/31 – 2/13

2025 Academy Award-nominee for Best International Feature Film!

“Acclaimed director Mohammad Rasoulof’s searing, award-winning thriller, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when civil servant Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realizes that his job is even more dangerous than he expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife, Najmeh, and his daughters Sana and Rezvan – all of whom he suspects of stealing his gun – leading to a nail-biting climax in which family dynamics explode against a backdrop of growing unrest among a generation fighting for their rights. Rasoulof shot his incendiary film in secret, and, after receiving an eight-year prison sentence in 2024 for his film’s criticism of the state, fled the country to attend its competition premiere at Cannes, where it won two major prizes. (Dir. by Mohammad Rasoulof, 2024, Iran/France/Germany, in Persian with English subtitles, 168 mins., Rated PG-13)“

Loft Cinema is at 3233 E. Speedway Blvd, Tucson, Arizona

The Seed of the Sacred Fig