Film Theatre 2023/24

Leila’s Brothers (Baradaran-e Leila, Iran, 2022, 159 min.)

 
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.
 

Director: Saeed Roustaee
Screenplay: Saeed Roustaee, Azad Jafarian
Photo: Hooman Behmanesh
Edited by: Bahram Dehghani, Delaram Shemirani (dokumentarni del)
Music by: Ramin Kousha
Cast: Taraneh Alidoosti (Leila), Navid Mohammadzadeh (Alireza), Payman Maadi (Manouchehr), Farhad Aslani (Parviz), Saeed Poursamimi (oče), Nayereh Farahani (mati), Mehdi Hosseininia (Bayram)
Production company: Iris Film
Festivals and Awards: Cannes 2022: FIPRESCI Award for Best Film of the Festival; Munich 2022: ARRI/OSRAM Award – Special Mention; Golden Rooster Award (China National Film Award) 2022: Audience Award for Best Film; Melbourne 2022; Hong Kong 2022; Zurich 2022; Busan 2022; Ghent 2022; Adelaide 2022; Lisbon 2022; Singapore 2022; Santa Barbara 2023
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