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DESCRIPTION:Film Showing: The Seed of the Sacred Fig\nDirected by Mohammad 
 Rasoulof\nSaturday, June 20th, 6pm\n\nThe Seed of the Sacred Fig was filmed 
 secretly in Iran. A lawyer named Iman, a staunch believer in the oppressive 
 and patriarchal Islamic Republic, has just gotten a promotion which gives 
 him authority over defendants’ life and death. But he must rubber stamp 
 judgments without looking at the evidence. As he confronts his new role, 
 Iran’s streets are filled with the Women Life Freedom movement.  His own 
 daughters are riveted on the protests - what to believe? The official 
 government lies, or the reality they see out their window?\n\nMohammed 
 Rasoulof is an influential Iranian filmmaker known for his 
 thought-provoking and politically charged cinema. He has faced constant 
 threats and persecution from the Iranian government.\n\nIn 2024, The Seed 
 of the Sacred Fig was nominated at the Cannes Film Festival for the Palm 
 D'Or. Days before the screening of the film, the Islamic Republic of Iran 
 sentenced him to 8 years in prison, whipping, and a fine because of his 
 films and political activism. Rasoulof fled on foot to Germany where he now 
 lives in exile.\n\nOur screening is dedicated to the people of Iran, as 
 they face the onslaught of war by the US and Israel and at the same time 
 have been living under and struggling against the repressive Islamic 
 Republic.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/06/13/18886780.php
SUMMARY:Film Showing: The Seed of the Sacred Fig, directed by Mohammad Rasoulof
LOCATION:Revolution Books\n2444 Durant Avenue\nBerkeley, CA 94704
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2026/06/13/18886780.php
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