NYFF/The Seed of the Sacred Fig Review: Iranian Filmmaker Thrives in Boiling Domestic Drama/Thriller
©Courtesy of Neon To avoid an eight-year prison sentence for making his latest film The Seed of the Sacred Fig, Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his native country to begin a life in exile. In two hours, he made the decision to embark on the risky escape on foot across the mountains. Two weeks later his film…