Join us on Friday, February 7th at the Goethe-Institut for a special screening of Mohammad Rasoulof's multi-award-winning film THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, 97th Academy Awards® Nominee – Best International Feature Film.

SCHEDULE
6:00pm Doors open + Welcome reception
6:30pm THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
9:15pm Discussion with Mohammad Rasoulof + actor Setareh Maleki
10:00pm End of Event

THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
Germany/France/Iran (2024), 166 Min., Farsi with English Subtitles
Writer-Director – Mohammad Rasoulof
Cast – Misagh Zare, Soheila Golestani, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Reza Akhlaghi, Shiva Ordooei, Amineh Arani
Producers – Mohammad Rasoulof in Coproduction with Mani Tilgner, Rozita Hendijanian, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon
Production Company – Run Way Pictures in coproduction with Parallel45.

Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG, centers on a family thrust into the public eye when 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 expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife Najmeh and daughters Sana and Rezvan.

AWARDS
Cannes Film Festival – 2024 Special Jury Prize - Official Competition, Grand Prix - François Chalais Prize, Ecumenical Award (Prix du Jury Oecuménique), Fipresci Award, French Theater Association Prize (Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai)
Sydney Film Festival – 2024 Audience Award for Best International Feature,
San Sebastian Film Festival – 2024 City Of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award For Best European Film

Presented in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Los Angeles, the German Consulate General Los Angeles, NEON and the German Films.