The messiest Oscars category

最混乱的奥斯卡类别

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2025-03-01

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The Seed of the Sacred Fig was (secretly) shot in Iran with Iranian actors and an Iranian director. But it’s Germany’s submission for Best International Film. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast Support Today, Explained by becoming a Vox Member today: http://www.vox.com/members An Oscars ad at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood with a portrait of Oscar host Conan O'Brien. Photo by Barbara Munker/picture alliance via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • The Oscars are this Sunday, and of all the films nominated, only one of them was filmed in secret.

  • It's called the Seed of the Sacred Fig.

  • It's about an Iranian family at odds with each other over the country's repressive policies.

  • It was shot in Iran.

  • It's got Iranian actors, it's got an Iranian director.

  • It's very much about Iran, but it's Germany's submission to the Oscars.

  • The director of this movie, Muhammad Rasolluf, is in exile, but we caught up with him in New York City to ask him what it's like to make a movie secretly and why Germany is repping this super Iranian movie.

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