Leila
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Dariush Mehrjui
Leila Hatami
Ali Mosaffa
Jamileh Sheikhi
Amir Pievar
Mohammad Reza Sharifi Nia
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in contemporary Iran, a story which examines the family pressure and guilt that arises when an affluent young couple discovers the wife, Leila, is infertile, Reza, Leila's husband, is so in love with her that he is not troubled by this news and insists he would be happy with her alone. However Leila must deal with the likes of her confrontational mother-in-law who is desperate for an heir. His calculating, insensitive mother finds this situation unacceptable and browbeats Leila into convincing her husband to take a second wife who can bear children. Overcome by guilt Leila obediantly agrees to this demand. The heartbreak that follows is devastating...
Director
Dariush Mehrjui
Cast
Leila Hatami
Ali Mosaffa
Jamileh Sheikhi
Amir Pievar
Mohammad Reza Sharifi Nia
Crew
Mahnaz Ansarian
Faramarz Farazmand
Keivan Jahanshahi
Fariar Javaherian
Mostafa Kherqepush
Mahmoud Klari
Dariush Mehrjui
Dariush Mehrjui
Zhila Mehrjui
Bita Qazal-ayaq
Asghar Shahverdi
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1997
Released in United States 1998
Released in United States August 13, 1999
Released in United States October 2007
Released in United States on Video June 13, 2000
Released in United States Spring May 14, 1999
Shown at Filmfest DC in Washington, DC April 22 - May 3,
Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 26 - November 15, 1998.
Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 27 - April 12, 1998.
Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Special Program - Remapping of New Asian Auteur Cinema 3: Dariush Mehrjui) October 4-12, 2007.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Hubert Bals Fund) January 28 - February 8, 1998.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.
1998.
Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 26 - October 12, 1997.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival October 26 - November 15, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at New Directors/New Films in New York City March 27 - April 12, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Hubert Bals Fund) January 28 - February 8, 1998.)
Released in United States 1998 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival April 23 - May 7, 1998.)
Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (Special Program - Remapping of New Asian Auteur Cinema 3: Dariush Mehrjui) October 4-12, 2007.)
Released in United States Spring May 14, 1999
Released in United States on Video June 13, 2000
Released in United States August 13, 1999 (Music Hall; Los Angeles)
