Leila Movie Review 1997

Leila, an Iranian woman, finds that she cannot have children shortly after she is married. Although her husband does not mind, Leila's mother-in-law convinces her to let her son take another wife in order to produce an heir. Farsi with subtitles.

Distribution

First Run Features, The Film Center Building, 630 Ninth Ave., Ste. 1213, New York, NY 10036, Phone: (212)243-0600, Toll-free: 800-229-8575, Fax: (212)989-7649, Email: info@firstrunfeatures.com, URL: http://www.firstrunfeatures.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 129 minutes.
Originally from Iranian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Middle East, In-Laws, Marriage, Islam

Cast

Leila Hatami, Ali Mosaffa, Jamileh Sheikhi

Director

Dariush Mehrjui