The 2024 Ecumenical Jury awards its Prize to : THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG

The 2024 Ecumenical Jury awards its Prize to :

THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG
by Mohammad Rasoulof
Iran / Allemagne / France
(Official Competition)

When religion is associated with political power and patriarchy, it can destroy the most intimate relationships and the dignity of individuals, as this Iranian family drama embodies. The jury was impressed by the film’s rich symbolism, its generous and hopeful ending, its touches of humour and its heartbreaking tension. The subtlety and sobriety of its writing, both dramatic and filmic, make it a metaphor for any authoritarian theocracy.

The 2024 Jury :
Julienne Munyaneza (Rwanda/United Kingdom), President,
Johanna Haberer (Germany)
Magali Van Reeth (France)

Pierre-Alain Lods (France)

Edgar Octavio Rubio Hernandez (Mexico)
Alexander Bothe (Germany)