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Leila's Brothers

Leila's Brothers

20227.62h 50m

Overview

At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A family that is constantly arguing and under pressure from various debts in the face of sanctions against Iran. While her brothers are struggling to make ends meet, Leila makes a plan.

Directed by Saeed Roustaee
Written by Saeed Roustaee
Produced by Saeed Roustaee, Javad Noruzbegi
Box Office0Revenue: $785K

Top Cast

Taraneh Alidoosti

Taraneh Alidoosti

Leila

Saeed Poursamimi

Saeed Poursamimi

The Father

Navid Mohammadzadeh

Navid Mohammadzadeh

Alireza

Payman Maadi

Payman Maadi

Manouchehr

Farhad Aslani

Farhad Aslani

Parviz

Nayereh Farahani

Nayereh Farahani

The Mother

Mohammad Ali Mohammadi

Mohammad Ali Mohammadi

Farhad

Mehdi Hosseininia

Mehdi Hosseininia

Bayram Jourablou

S

Sahar Khalili

Taraneh

H

Hossein Norouzi

Mohammed Hossein

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Themes & Keywords

family conflictbrother sister relationshipbrother brother relationship

About Leila's Brothers

Leila's Brothers is a drama film released in 2022 exploring themes of family conflict, brother sister relationship, brother brother relationship. Directed by Saeed Roustaee, it stars Taraneh Alidoosti, Saeed Poursamimi, Navid Mohammadzadeh. At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A family that is constantly arguing and under pressure from various debts in the face of sanctions against Iran. While her brothers are struggling to make ends meet, Leila makes a plan.

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