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It becomes somewhat of an allegory for living under this sort of repressive, patriarchal regime there in Iran.

“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” may open on Iman, but eventually, the focus shifts to Najmeh and her daughters, who are positioned as the possibility for liberating Iran from its regressive, patriarchal government.

Yes, the fact that she’s a woman pushing against and destroying this patriarchal society is there, but she’s also her own creature.

And as the first woman with a chance of becoming the country’s president, she carries the hope of some women who want a change from the patriarchal society.

Nor is the electorate raring to revive patriarchal domination and racial oligarchy.