Baradaran-e Leila

Amazing movie that shows the generation gap in Iran and how they perceive values differently. It also shows what's going on in Iran and how people are pressured by the government and regime, the fact that if you are poor you are poor and there are barely supports for you.

What I like the most about this movie, is breaking the cliches about respecting older people and parents that the govenimedia massively invested on it during the last 43 years after the revolution just because they are just older, but this movie shows it otherwise.

I really liked this movie and now have to make this review longer so I can post it.

In Saeed Roustaee's engaging Iranian film "Leila's Brothers" (2022), viewers are pulled into a gripping story that tackles the challenges of family conflict and financial struggles. Set in modern-day Tehran, the film follows Leila, played by the talented Taraneh Alidoosti, as she works hard to carve out a stable career for herself while dealing with her four quarrelsome but loving brothers.

Roustaee's storytelling is top-notch, diving deep into each character's complexities, which keeps the audience hooked. The tension escalates when their self-absorbed father fixates on becoming the head of the extended family, a position that comes with a hefty cash prize that could jeopardize his children's business dreams.

The film's wide-ranging narrative is complemented by its skillfully woven emotional highs and lows, leading to some truly touching and sometimes heartbreaking scenes. "Leila's Brothers" stands out as a powerful anti-patriarchal tale, earning the FIPRESCI Critics' Prize at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. However, despite its critical acclaim, the film is still banned from being shown in Iran, highlighting its provocative and challenging subject matter.

As someone who closely follows the roller coaster of events in Iran, I could relate to it very well. The story line is simple but the character development and layers of complexity introduced as you keep watching make it really exciting and deep. One of the best movies I've ever watched from a director who was under 30 when he made this. The movie is so realistic without any exaggeration. Our society suffers from such miserable culture. The movie is such a brilliant illustration of what we are deeply struggle whit. I think we need this revolution by the name of woman, life, freedom to overcome all negative aspects of old believes, thoughts and pains.

The father of this family in movie is somehow symbolicly like the person who is running country of Iran who is not thinking about his children's job and future of his people and only thinking about other people not his people.

Full of memorable and great quotes. High budget, gorgeous product. The best movie I've watched this year till this moment. I cried and laughed, I yelled at the screen and punched my sofa. This was a true emotional rollercoaster. I can't. Very relatable and easy to understand. Recommended 100%.

Story line/story telling: 10 out of 10 Acting and performance: 10 out of 10 Ending: 100 out of 10 Script: 100 out of 10 Sceneries and visuals: 10 out of 10 This drama worth watching. It was not nagging about deficiencies and lacks, quite opposite, it was all about the potentials of fixing issues. I'm all about it.

It's fair to say that life could have been better, that in the scheme of things you feel like you're a debtor, always helping others out, without a curse, bad word or shout, now it's time to make a stand, be the pacesetter. An opportunity to build a brighter future, for your brothers who perpetually are moochers, just need to find the capital, 40 gold coins would fit the bill, but you'll have to play the role of party pooper.

This is a fantastic piece of storytelling, that keeps you entranced for the entirety, as Leila does what needs to be done to drag her impoverished family out of their mire by acquiring a small retail outlet to start a family business. As you'd expect, things don't quite go to plan, especially as her aging father has his heart set on becoming the patriarchal leader of his wider family, a family that seeks to take advantage of his aspirations for their own financial gain.