The Seed of the Sacred Fig (Dane-ye anjir-e ma’abed)

Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. With the new position comes a significant boost in social stature, but it also comes with a caveat: with the eyes of the state hyper-focused on them, Iman makes it clear to his family that they are to be model citizens, ensuring their behavior is constantly in line with what the government expects.

That task becomes easier said than done, as political unrest erupts in the streets and the Women, Life, Freedom movement grows louder and more urgent. Soon, 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.