Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.

A raging work of political resistance, this epic thriller from Mohammad Rasoulof was smuggled out of the exiled director’s native Iran. Awarded the Jury Special Prize in Cannes, and set against a backdrop of women-led protests, The Seed of the Sacred Fig is a fierce study of patriarchal oppression.