Leila's Brothers
A fiercely grounded Iranian family drama follows Leila as she confronts her brothers’ financial desperation, patriarchal expectations, and a father’s hunger for status.
Overview
A woman's struggle to break free from family obligations leads to unexpected revelations and conflicts.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- intense
- melancholic
- claustrophobic
- focused evening viewing
- international cinema night
What critics said
Critics broadly acclaimed the film’s powerful ensemble performances, social realism, and unsparing portrayal of family and economic pressures.
What sets it apart
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The siblings’ plans and disagreements are inseparable from economic precarity, social standing, and their father’s desire for prestige.
Leila has devoted her life to caring for the family, yet her brothers and father dominate the household’s major choices.
The long-form drama concentrates on escalating arguments and negotiations among Leila, her brothers, and their parents.
The brothers’ inability to make ends meet directly drives Leila’s plan and the family’s conflict.
Films like Leila's Brothers, and why
A Separation
socially grounded family drama examining economic pressure, masculine pride, and intergenerational conflict
The Salesman
intense Iranian domestic drama driven by moral friction, class anxiety, and emotional realism
The Celebration
ensemble family drama where financial hardship exposes buried resentments and competing loyalties
Movie Details
- Director
- Saeed Roustaee
- Release Date
- 2022-08-24
- Runtime
- 170 min
- Rating
- 7.6 / 10 (175)
Cast
- Taraneh Alidoosti
- Saeed Poursamimi
- Navid Mohammadzadeh
- Payman Maadi
- Farhad Aslani
- Nayereh Farahani
- Mohammad Ali Mohammadi
- Mehdi Hosseininia
- Sahar Khalili
- Hossein Norouzi
Common questions
- What is Leila's Brothers about?
- A fiercely grounded Iranian family drama follows Leila as she confronts her brothers’ financial desperation, patriarchal expectations, and a father’s hunger for status.
- What is Leila's Brothers like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Leila's Brothers as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Leila's Brothers violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Leila's Brothers as mild.
- What did critics think of Leila's Brothers?
- Critics broadly acclaimed the film’s powerful ensemble performances, social realism, and unsparing portrayal of family and economic pressures.
- Which films are like Leila's Brothers?
- Films with a similar feel include A Separation, The Salesman, and The Celebration.
- How long is Leila's Brothers?
- Leila's Brothers runs 170 minutes.
