LEILA’S BROTHERS

Saeed ROUSTAEE
  • 2022
  • In Competition
  • Feature Films

At 40 years old, Leila has spent her whole life taking care of her parents and her four brothers. The family argues constantly and is crushed by debts, in a country caught in the grip of international economic sanctions. As her brothers are trying to make ends meet, Leila formulates a plan: to start a family business that would save them for poverty.

While they are in desperate need of financial support, Leila finds out that their father Esmail has secretly been hiding a family heirloom. He had been saving it as an offering to become the new Patriarch of the clan, the highest honor in the Persian tradition.

This uncovering will bring chaos to the already fragile family dynamics. As the father’s health deteriorates, the actions of each family member will gradually lead the family one s

Directed by : Saeed ROUSTAEE
Year of production: 2022
Country: Iran
Durée : 165 minutes

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  • IRIS FILM
    Floor 4, Number 15, Shabnam alley, Rezaee St, Shar
    1963915911
    TEHRAN Iran[email protected]

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