A family is a careful and often fragile ecosystem. Some can withstand strong winds, while others crumble under the slightest ...
Director Mohammad Rasoulof risked his life to make “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” in Iran. Then came the hard part.
“I should preface this by saying that the film is based on a question that lived with me, stayed with me for years,” Rasoulof says on a recent video call, speaking in Farsi through a translator.