The Seed of the Sacred Fig

strong injury detail, threat, distressing scenes, domestic abuse
Director(s)Mohammad Rasoulof
Production year2024
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes167m
CastSoheila Golestani, Missagh Zareh, Setareh Maleki

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

strong injury detail, threat, distressing scenes, domestic abuse
A man's appointment to the position of investigating judge in Tehran has serious consequences for his wife and daughters ...
A man's appointment to the position of investigating judge in Tehran has serious consequences for his wife and daughters in this Farsi-language drama.
violence
threat and horror
language
injury detail
disturbing images
sex
discrimination
drugs
strong injury detail, threat, distressing scenes, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
01/11/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
violence
A paranoid father imposes strict measures on his wife and daughters, which leads to intense verbal altercations and the man holding the women captive at gunpoint. Scenes also include shootings and intense violence between police and civilians during civil unrest.
threat and horror
There are sometimes prolonged scenes of threat, including a sequence in which a young woman is blindfolded and questioned by a male prosecutor. Civil unrest is captured on handheld video, depicting gunfire, explosions and home invasions.
language
Moderate bad language ('slut', 'whore') is accompanied by milder terms ('shit', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn').
injury detail
A woman has buckshot removed from her face in a sustained sequence containing close-up bloody injury detail. Smartphone footage captures dead bodies and people with bloody injuries in the aftermath of violence.
disturbing images
Video footage depicts violent clashes between police and civilians during protests, including a person being run down by a car, and people being beaten and dragged through the streets.
strong injury detail, threat, distressing scenes, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
22/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
A paranoid father imposes strict measures on his wife and daughters, which leads to intense verbal altercations and the man holding the women captive at gunpoint. Scenes also include shootings and intense violence between police and civilians during civil unrest.
threat and horror
There are sometimes prolonged scenes of threat, including a sequence in which a young woman is blindfolded and questioned by a male prosecutor. Civil unrest is captured on handheld video, depicting gunfire, explosions and home invasions.
language
Moderate bad language ('slut', 'whore') is accompanied by milder terms ('shit', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn').
injury detail
A woman has buckshot removed from her face in a sustained sequence containing close-up bloody injury detail. Smartphone footage captures dead bodies and people with bloody injuries in the aftermath of violence.
disturbing images
Video footage depicts violent clashes between police and civilians during protests, including a person being run down by a car, and people being beaten and dragged through the streets.
strong injury detail, threat, distressing scenes, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
07/02/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
violence
A paranoid father imposes strict measures on his wife and daughters, which leads to intense verbal altercations and the man holding the women captive at gunpoint. Scenes also include shootings and intense violence between police and civilians during civil unrest.
threat and horror
There are sometimes prolonged scenes of threat, including a sequence in which a young woman is blindfolded and questioned by a male prosecutor. Civil unrest is captured on handheld video, depicting gunfire, explosions and home invasions.
language
Moderate bad language ('slut', 'whore') is accompanied by milder terms ('shit', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn').
injury detail
A woman has buckshot removed from her face in a sustained sequence containing close-up bloody injury detail. Smartphone footage captures dead bodies and people with bloody injuries in the aftermath of violence.
disturbing images
Video footage depicts violent clashes between police and civilians during protests, including a person being run down by a car, and people being beaten and dragged through the streets.
Classified Date:
28/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
Classified date22/05/2025
LanguageFarsi
violence
threat and horror
language
injury detail
disturbing images
sex
discrimination
drugs
Director(s)Mohammad Rasoulof
Production year2024
Genre(s)Drama
Approx. running minutes167m
CastSoheila Golestani, Missagh Zareh, Setareh Maleki
strong injury detail, threat, distressing scenes, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
01/11/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
violence
A paranoid father imposes strict measures on his wife and daughters, which leads to intense verbal altercations and the man holding the women captive at gunpoint. Scenes also include shootings and intense violence between police and civilians during civil unrest.
threat and horror
There are sometimes prolonged scenes of threat, including a sequence in which a young woman is blindfolded and questioned by a male prosecutor. Civil unrest is captured on handheld video, depicting gunfire, explosions and home invasions.
language
Moderate bad language ('slut', 'whore') is accompanied by milder terms ('shit', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn').
injury detail
A woman has buckshot removed from her face in a sustained sequence containing close-up bloody injury detail. Smartphone footage captures dead bodies and people with bloody injuries in the aftermath of violence.
disturbing images
Video footage depicts violent clashes between police and civilians during protests, including a person being run down by a car, and people being beaten and dragged through the streets.
strong injury detail, threat, distressing scenes, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
22/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Spirit Entertainment
violence
A paranoid father imposes strict measures on his wife and daughters, which leads to intense verbal altercations and the man holding the women captive at gunpoint. Scenes also include shootings and intense violence between police and civilians during civil unrest.
threat and horror
There are sometimes prolonged scenes of threat, including a sequence in which a young woman is blindfolded and questioned by a male prosecutor. Civil unrest is captured on handheld video, depicting gunfire, explosions and home invasions.
language
Moderate bad language ('slut', 'whore') is accompanied by milder terms ('shit', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn').
injury detail
A woman has buckshot removed from her face in a sustained sequence containing close-up bloody injury detail. Smartphone footage captures dead bodies and people with bloody injuries in the aftermath of violence.
disturbing images
Video footage depicts violent clashes between police and civilians during protests, including a person being run down by a car, and people being beaten and dragged through the streets.
strong injury detail, threat, distressing scenes, domestic abuse
Classified Date:
07/02/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd / Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd - (HE)
violence
A paranoid father imposes strict measures on his wife and daughters, which leads to intense verbal altercations and the man holding the women captive at gunpoint. Scenes also include shootings and intense violence between police and civilians during civil unrest.
threat and horror
There are sometimes prolonged scenes of threat, including a sequence in which a young woman is blindfolded and questioned by a male prosecutor. Civil unrest is captured on handheld video, depicting gunfire, explosions and home invasions.
language
Moderate bad language ('slut', 'whore') is accompanied by milder terms ('shit', 'bastard', 'God', 'damn').
injury detail
A woman has buckshot removed from her face in a sustained sequence containing close-up bloody injury detail. Smartphone footage captures dead bodies and people with bloody injuries in the aftermath of violence.
disturbing images
Video footage depicts violent clashes between police and civilians during protests, including a person being run down by a car, and people being beaten and dragged through the streets.
Classified Date:
28/10/2024
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Lionsgate UK Ltd/ Lionsgate International (UK) Ltd (film)
Classified date22/05/2025
LanguageFarsi