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Evening Standard
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Nick Howells

The Seed of the Sacred Fig review: this Oscar-nominated thriller is a blistering attack on the Iranian regime

Presumably, once Ken Loach or Armando Iannucci have wrapped on one of their excoriating or hilarious takedowns of the British state, they return to their own beds for a well-earned night’s sleep. In Iran, however, things aren’t quite so simple.

Mohammad Rasoulof is no stranger to the hot water Iranian film-makers can find themselves in, having already served time in prison following previous outings such as A Man of Integrity and There is No Evil.

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