Jessica Chastain describes German Oscar film as a “stroke of genius”

“This is a film that doesn’t attract enough attention. Everyone should see him because he is really brilliant, ”said the 47-year-old at the Berlinale. Chastain, herself Oscar winner, presented her new film “Dreams” (directed by Michel Franco) at the film festival.

“The seeds of the Holy fig tree” has great competition

Rasoulof’s film tells of the protests in Iran after the death of young Kurdin Jina Mahsa Amini in September 2022. The focus is on a family, the members of which are very different to the protests.

There are four colleagues around the trophy as the best international film – from France (“Emilia Pérez”), Brazil (“I’m Still here”), Latvia (“Flow”) and Denmark (“The girl with the needle”).

After the scandal about the film “Emilia Pérez”, the Brazilian contribution Rasoulof could be dangerous. The drama of Walter Salles (such as “Emilia Pérez”) is also nominated as the best film – often an indication that the work then clears at least in the international category.

For example, in 2023 it was with Edward Berger’s German Oscar candidate “In the West”.