The Seed of the Sacred Fig - ACMI Matinees

Name: The Seed of the Sacred Fig - ACMI Matinees
Start: 2025-04-18T13:30:00+10:00
End: 2025-04-18T16:00:00+10:00
Location: ACMI - Federation Square

Schedule

Fri Apr 18 2025 at 01:30 pm to 04:00 pm

UTC+10:00

Location

ACMI - Federation Square | Melbourne, VI

Mohammad Rasoulof's clandestine film captures the real-life fury and civil unrest in (and outside) Iran following the death of citizen Mahsa Amini.
Public servant Iman (Missagh Zareh) has received a promotion.
Having secretly worked for much of his life in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Court system, which investigates and prosecutes crimes against the regime, Iman and his wife decide their two daughters are now old enough to learn about his new position. They both reinforce their need to keep Iman’s profession a secret and conduct themselves above reproach.
Iman’s news coincides with unprecedented protests across Tehran following the death of a young woman by morality police. Soon the escalating tensions on the streets make their way into the family’s household.
🔗 https://www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/matinees/seed-sacred-fig/
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📍 Cinema 1, Level 2
ACMI, Fed Square
📅 Fri 18 Apr – Sun 27 Apr
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Image: The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024) © Run Way Pictures
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