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Mood:
- TenseEmotionalBiting
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Plot:
- Crumbling MarriageCouple RelationsPregnancyCouplesFamily ProblemsIntrospectionDestructive RelationshipCulture Clash more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeign
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Time/Period:
- 90s
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Place:
- IranMiddle East
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Praise:
- Critically Acclaimed
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Style:
- Strong Female Presence
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealisticSlow
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Leila, 1998
Persian
Iran
Profile of Leila
The mood of Leila is tense, biting, and emotional. The plot centers around pregnancy, a crumbling marriage, and family problems. It is a drama and foreign movie. Stylistically, Leila stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. The pacing is slow. Leila is set in Iran. It happens in the 1990s. The movie is known for being critically acclaimed.
Summary of Leila
Modern sensibilities clash with ancient customs in this poetic, emotional film from acclaimed Iranian director Dariush Mehrjui. Newlyweds Reza and Leila--wealthy, young, deeply in love--face a crisis when Leila is diagnosed as infertile. The couple agrees that they don't need children, but Leila is still burdened with feelings of inadequacy, which are compounded by her mother-in-law's unrelenting demands for a child. Invoking tradition, Reza's mother insists that Leila must help find a second wife for him, one capable of producing a male heir.
Details
| Language: | Persian |
| Country: | Iran |
| Release date: | 16 May 1999 |
| Runtime: | 102 min |
Cast and Crew
as Leila, the Wife
as Reza, the Husband
