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The Seed of the Sacred Fig
2024
· Movie
· 167 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #299
- IMDb #1173
- Google retired #1855
- Metacritic #457
- Letterboxd #588
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #173
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- Metacritic Critics #453
- Metacritic Audience #807
- Kinopoisk #1885
- AlloCiné #147
- Trakt #1119
Every rating
72–97
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A devout judge in Tehran's Revolutionary Court begins to experience paranoia as political unrest grows in the city. His unwavering faith in the system is tested when he receives mysterious, threatening letters. This anxiety starts to poison his family life, turning his home into a place of suspicion and fear, and forcing him to question the very principles upon which he has built his life and career.
Details
- Director
- Mohammad Rasoulof
- Writer
- Mohammad Rasoulof
- Released
- 18 September 2024
- Country
- France, Germany
- Language
- Persian
- Runtime
- 167 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Budget
- $3.0M
- Box office
- $6.5M
- Awards
- 22 wins, 39 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (11) →
Awards & nominations
See all 61 →5 major awards won · 22 wins from 61 nominations across 42 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2024 | Special Award (Prix Spécial) | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2024 | Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2024 | François Chalais Prize | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2024 | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| Cannes Film Festival 2024 | FIPRESCI Prize | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2025 | Best International Feature Film | Germany | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2025 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
| César Awards 2025 | Best Foreign Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
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Cannes Film Festival
6 nominations, 5 won
| FIPRESCI Prize | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| François Chalais Prize | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| Prix des Cinémas Art et Essai | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| Special Award (Prix Spécial) | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| Palme d'Or | Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominee |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | Germany | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Movie Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
César Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Golden Globe Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – Non-English Language | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
| Russell Smith Award | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
German Film Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor | Misagh Zare | Winner |
| Best Director | Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominee |
| Best Editor | Andrew Bird | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Niousha Akhshi | Nominee |
St. Louis Film Critics Association
3 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Feature Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
| Best Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominee |
Chicago International Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Silver Hugo – Best Screenplay | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
| Gold Hugo | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
Asian Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
Austin Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
Cinema for Peace Dove
1 nomination, 1 won
| Most Valuable Film of The Year | Mohammad Rasoulof, Rozita Hendijanian, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon and Mani Tilgner | Winner |
Iowa Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
Los Angeles Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Mohammad Rasoulof | Winner |
Lumière Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Co-Production | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
Middleburg Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Award – International Feature | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
National Board of Review
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best International Feature Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| City of Donostia / San Sebastian Audience Award for Best European Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| GIO Audience Award for Best International Feature | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Winner |
European Film Awards
3 nominations
| European Director | Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominee |
| European Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
| European Screenwriter | Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominee |
Georgia Film Critics Association
2 nominations
| Best International Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
2 nominations
| Best Digital – Drama | Lionsgate / Silk Factory (for "Bullets") | Nominee |
| Best Foreign Thriller | Neon / GrandSon (for "Curse") | Nominee |
International Cinephile Society
2 nominations
| Best Original Screenplay | Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominee |
| Best Picture | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
2 nominations
| Best Motion Picture – International | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominee |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
1 nomination
| Best Performance | Soheila Golestani | Nominee |
Astra Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
British Academy Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei | Nominee |
British Independent Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Independent Film | Mohammad Rasoulof, Rozita Hendijanian, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon and Mani Tilgner | Nominee |
Chicago Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
1 nomination
| Non-English Language Film of the Year | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best International Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
1 nomination
| Best Original Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language) | Karzan Mahmood | Nominee |
Houston Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Feature | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
NAACP Image Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding International Motion Picture | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
New York Film Critics Online
1 nomination
| Best International Feature | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Online Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Film Not in the English Language | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Polish Film Awards
1 nomination
| Best European Film | Mohammad Rasoulof | Nominee |
San Diego Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
1 nomination
| Best International Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
1 nomination
| Best International Film | The Seed of the Sacred Fig | Nominee |