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      Leila's Brothers

      2022 2h 45m Drama List
      86% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 100% Audience Score Fewer than 50 Ratings 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 step closer to implosion. Read More Read Less

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      Katie Karp Austin Chronicle The display of sibling love and support is heartwarming, reminding the American audience in their highly individualistic society what it means to be selfless. Apr 21, 2023 Full Review David Jenkins Little White Lies A film whose every frame and line of dialogue is calculated to perfection, and the kind of credibly intricate plotting – with new reveals parcelled out like small gifts – that keeps you compelled (and then some) from the first frame till the last. May 26, 2022 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian A big, absorbing, character-driven family drama in the Italian-American style with fierce performances, a huge set-piece wedding scene and touches of Visconti’s Rocco and His Brothers and Coppola’s The Godfather. Rated: 4/5 May 25, 2022 Full Review Stephanie Bunbury Deadline Hollywood Daily The small dramas of these very ordinary people play out in a beautifully modulated series of mistakes and missteps, always stopping short of a final crisis or dramatic climax promising resolution. That would sound a false note; there are no false notes. Sep 21, 2023 Full Review Michael Sicinski In Review Online This is a long, bad film about pontificating imbeciles who barely resemble actual human beings, and the whole mess is played as if it were some sort of Greek tragedy. Apr 8, 2023 Full Review Rene Sanchez Cine Sin Fronteras A fascinating family saga that explores the complex relationships between parents, children and siblings, and the fight against a patriarchal society. [Full Review in Spanish] Rated: 4/4 Dec 31, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis 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 step closer to implosion.
      Director
      Saeed Roustayi
      Screenwriter
      Saeed Roustayi
      Production Co
      Iris Film, The Searchers NV
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Persian
      Runtime
      2h 45m