Focus sur le cinéma iranien "Leila et ses frères"

Saaed Roustayi's film "Leila and her brothers" is an explosive portrait of Iranian society presented in competition at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. A session accompanied by Bamchade Pourvali teacher, specialist in Iranian cinema. Leila has dedicated her whole life to her parents and her four brothers. Very affected by an unprecedented economic crisis, the family is crumbling under debt and tearing itself apart as their personal disappointments develop. In order to get them out of this situation, Leila hatches a plan: buy a shop to start a business with her brothers. Everyone puts all their savings into it, but they lack one last financial support. At the same time and to everyone's surprise, their father Esmail promises a large sum of money to his community in order to become its new godfather, the highest honor in Persian tradition. Gradually, the actions of each of its members bring the family to the brink of implosion, as the patriarch's health deteriorates. Prices: see on the cinema's website

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