Leaving behind the more metaphorical language of his earlier films in favor of an incendiary direct address, Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is a brave and searing drama about an Iranian family torn apart by theocracy and its repressive mechanisms. Shot entirely in secret, it’s also the last film that Rasoulof was able to make in Iran before being forced to flee his home country.
Source: Cinema Is Freedom: Mohammad Rasoulof on “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” | Interviews | Roger Ebert