One of the year’s best films forced its creator to flee his country

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One of the best film's to premier at Cannes Film Festival this year also forced it's creator to flee Iran as a political refugee.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page The Seed of the Sacred Fig is one of the best films of the year and undoubtedly had the highest stakes for the team who made it. Out November 27 in the US, the film won director Mohammad Rasoulof the Special Jury and the FIPRESCI prizes after it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival this year. It also earned a 12-minute standing ovation.

Like most teenagers, the girls see the world partly through the lens of social media, and the film uses this as a clever storytelling device throughout, including clips of the catastrophic protests happening outside the family’s home. The film is a magnificent achievement Things only get more dramatic as the film plays out, culminating in a shocking car chase and an extraordinary example of Chekhov’s gun.

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