The Seed of the Sacred Fig

cool elements and tight build up that derail comically at the end sequence: they aimed at terminator but ended up hitting tom and jerry. political elements such as the films vision of irans predicament on the international stage also sound very propagandy after the us bombings

The director here uses a family dynamic to skillfully mirror Iran’s political climate. I love how it uses real footage from protests in between the fictional storytelling. It’s not a perfect film but this political thriller will have your eyes glued to the screen.
8/10

near 3 hours long yet it's neither slow nor boring. other than occasionally pausing and pacing back and forth cuz of how anxious i felt at times, i was glued to my seat. did not like the tom and jerry sitch towards the end, but knowing what Rasoulof was going through it's excused

cool elements and tight build up that derail comically at the end sequence: they aimed at terminator but ended up hitting tom and jerry. political elements such as the films vision of irans predicament on the international stage also sound very propagandy after the us bombings

The director here uses a family dynamic to skillfully mirror Iran’s political climate. I love how it uses real footage from protests in between the fictional storytelling. It’s not a perfect film but this political thriller will have your eyes glued to the screen.
8/10

near 3 hours long yet it's neither slow nor boring. other than occasionally pausing and pacing back and forth cuz of how anxious i felt at times, i was glued to my seat. did not like the tom and jerry sitch towards the end, but knowing what Rasoulof was going through it's excused