Exiled Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s definition of home is shifting

NEW YORK — Shortly before he was to be flogged and imprisoned for eight years, Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran. A week after arriving in Germany, Rasoulof would premiere his film, “The Seed of the Sacred Fig” at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “The Seed of the Sacred Fig,” currently playing in theaters, is the Oscar submission from Rasoulof’s adoptive home, Germany. Soheila Golestani, from left, Mahsa Rostami, and Setareh Maleki in a scene from “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” Soheila Golestani, from left, Mahsa Rostami, and Setareh Maleki in a scene from “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Iman is proud of his high position, but, when the government crackdown on protesters following the death of Mahsa Amini accelerates, his daughters are increasingly at odds with him. Missagh Zareh, left, and Soheila Golestani in a scene from “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” Missagh Zareh, left, and Soheila Golestani in a scene from “The Seed of the Sacred Fig.” Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print “I haven’t seen many of my films on a big screen, especially my last film,” he says.