Dates
Mon 21 Apr, 3.30pm & 7.30pm (note earlier start times)
Pre-booking recommended
Monday Night Cinema
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
(Dane-ye anjir-e ma'abed)
Shot entirely in secret, Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller centres on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman (Missagh Zareh) 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 (Soheila Golestani) and daughters Sana (Setareh Maleki) and Rezvan (Mahsa Rostami) .
The fictional narrative is combined with real images of the protests that were violently suppressed by the Iranian authorities.
Best Foreign Language Film Nominee, Golden Globes 2025
Palme d'Or Nominee, Cannes Film Festival 2025