8.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Drama, Thriller, Crime • 2024 • 167 min • Teen (13+)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (2024)
Overview
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
Starring Cast
Soheila Golestani • Missagh Zareh • Setareh Maleki
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Progressive
Political: Strong Left
Diversity: High
Islam: Negative
Viewer Rating
8.3
Overview
Investigating judge Iman grapples with paranoia amid political unrest in Tehran. When his gun vanishes, he suspects his wife and daughters, imposing draconian measures that strain family ties as societal rules crumble.
Starring Cast
Soheila Golestani • Missagh Zareh • Setareh Maleki
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Progressive
Primary
Political: Strong Left
Confidence: High
This film explicitly critiques authoritarian state power, illustrating its corrosive effects on individual freedom, trust, and family dynamics. It highlights the systemic oppression and paranoia inherent in such regimes, implicitly championing the struggle against tyranny.
Diversity: High
Confidence: High
The film features a cast that reflects the cultural context of its origin. Its narrative critically examines traditional power structures and societal norms, portraying established identities in a challenging light.
Secondary
Islam: Negative
Confidence: High
The film critiques the oppressive nature of the Iranian judicial system, which operates under an Islamic framework. It portrays the institutions and their adherents as hypocritical and cruel, highlighting the human cost of their rigid application of power.
LGBTQ: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Trans: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Female Combat: N/R
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Gender Swap: No
Confidence: Medium
The film features original characters without prior established genders from source material, previous installments, or historical records. No instances of gender swapping are present.
Race Swap: No
Confidence: High
The film does not feature characters with pre-established racial identities from prior source material or historical records. No instances of race swapping are present.
Family Values: N/R
There is not enough publicly available information for AI to assess this category for this movie.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.5
7.5
Critic Ratings
9.7
8.4
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