LEILA'S BROTHERS
[برادران لیلا] [BARADARAN-E LEILA]
Acclaimed actress Taraneh Alidoosti (ABOUT ELLY, THE SALESMAN and SUBTRACTION, also screening in this year's series) leads an outstanding ensemble in this quirky family dramedy. Forty-something Leila (Alidoosti) has been the main wage-earner for her family her whole life. Her father Esmail (Saeed Poursamimi) is a self-pitying schemer with an opium addiction, and none of her four brothers, each a failure in his own way, are steady earners. The death of Esmail's cousin, the clan's patriarch, creates an opening for this prestigious role that Esmail has long coveted. Paying a tribute of 40 gold coins at an upcoming family wedding will clinch the title for Esmail, but Leila believes this secret stash of family money would be better invested by leasing a storefront and starting a business. A battle of wits and wills ensues as Leila and her brothers plot to steer the money into a bank loan before their father can squander it. Official Selection, 2022 Cannes, Munich, Melbourne and Zurich film festivals. DIR/SCR/PROD Saeed Roustayi; SCR Azad Jafarian; PROD Javad Noruzbegi. Iran, 2022, color, 165 min. In Persian with English subtitles. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 165 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, February 19, 2023
Genre: Drama
