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Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s program called “Morning Satellite” at the New York branch office but he didn’t give up on his interest in cinema. He became a film reporter for via Yahoo Japan News. In that role, he writes news articles, picks out headliners for Yahoo News, as well as interviewing Hollywood film directors, actors, and producers working in the domestic circuit in the USA. He also does production interviews for Japanese distributors of American films and for in-theater on-sale programs. He is now the editor-in-chief of Cinemadailyus.com while continuing his work for Japan.
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG : Shot entirely in secret, Mohammad Rasoulof’s award-winning thriller, , centers on a family thrust into the public eye when Iman is appointed as an investigating judge in Tehran. As political unrest erupts in the streets, Iman realizes that his job is even more dangerous than expected, making him increasingly paranoid and distrustful, even of his own wife Najmeh and daughters Sana and Rezvan.
Director : Mohammad Rasoulof
Producer : Mohammad Rasoulof, Amin Sadraei, Jean-Christophe Simon, Mani Tilgner, Rozita Hendijanian
Cast : Missagh Zareh, Soheila Golestani, Mahsa Rostami Rezvan
Screenwriter : Mohammad Rasoulof
Distributor : NEON
Production Co : Run Way Pictures, arte France Cinéma, Parallel45
Rating : PG-13 (Some Language|Bloody Images|Smoking|Disturbing Violent Content|Thematic Content)
Genre : Drama
Original Language : Persian
Release Date (Theaters) : Nov 27, 2024, Limited
Runtime : 2h 47m
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