The Seed of the Sacred Fig

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Filmed in secret, the plot centres around Iman. Iman works as an investigating judge at the Revolutionary Court in Tehran . As the nationwide political protests against the authoritarian government intensify, he is surrounded by suspicion and paranoia. When one day his gun mysteriously disappears, Iman suspects his wife Najmeh and his daughters Rezvan and Sana of having something to do with it. He begins to impose drastic measures at home, which increases tensions in the family. Soon, social norms and the rules of family life are suspended.