#MaryAnning is a fascinating story, brought to life with warm hearted animation & great characters. It may not be on the level of films like #SongOfTheSea, which its animation is reminiscent of, but it was still a great
#LIFF25 discovery. 3.5* #grubsupreview #LeedsFilmFest #LIFF

The Seed of the Sacred Fig: enlightening dissident cinema from Leeds Film Festival Exiled director Mohammad Rasoulof offers a harrowing and poignant response to the all-consuming repression of Iran’s revolutionary court

The Seed of the Sacred Fig, a film by exiled Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, depicts the harrowing toll of state repression on a family. Filmed under extreme risk, it’s a poignant tribute to the cost of creative dissent. #LeedsFilmFest
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