Leila

Type:
Feature Film

Director:
Dariush Mehrjui

Year:
1996

Time:
129 minutes

Language:
Farsi with English subtitles

"...A subtle and ultimately devastating exploration of love's perversity." - Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix

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The marriage of an affluent and attractive Iranian couple is torn apart by tradition when the wife discovers she can't conceive. Her meddlesome mother-in-law convinces the upset young woman that her husband must take a second wife in order to produce an heir. The wife agrees to assist in the search for a mate for her husband, carrying her tormented emotions with her as the nature of the couple's relationship is forever altered.