Synopsis
At the age of 40, Leila has spent her entire life caring for her parents and four brothers. A family that is constantly arguing and under pressure from various debts in the face of sanctions against Iran. While her brothers are struggling to make ends meet, Leila makes a plan.
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Cast
- Taraneh AlidoostiLeila
- Saeed PoursamimiThe Father
- Navid MohammadzadehAlireza
- Payman MaadiManouchehr
- Farhad AslaniParviz
- Nayereh FarahaniThe Mother
- Mohammad Ali MohammadiFarhad
- Mehdi HosseininaBayram
- Sahar KhaliliTaraneh
- Hossein NorouziMohammed Hossein
Recommendations
- 100
The Playlist
Despite its nearly three-hour runtime, it never overstays its welcome and plays out beautifully, maintaining a gripping tone and complex narrative about an ordinary family that doesn’t fall into cliches or repetition. Roustaee’s filmmaking is subtle yet leaves a lasting impression, solidifying him as one to watch. - 90
The Hollywood Reporter
It’s a great movie both in scope and in what it’s trying to say about Iran through the story of one family’s countless hardships. As a filmmaker, Roustaee aims so high and wide that even if he misses his mark at times, he manages to find his own stirring voice. - 90
Screen Daily
Thanks to the director’s command of his material, the entanglements we witness may be unbelievably challenging and yet do not require any suspension of disbelief. This subtle, convincing emotional tour-de-force doesn’t feel as long as its generous running time. - 80
The Guardian
Leila’s simmering rage at the contemptible mediocrity of her father and brothers, and the exhaustion of trying to save them from themselves, is the emotional energy that powers the movie, building to that climactic wedding scene. It is a great performance from Alidoosti, first among equals in a great ensemble cast. - 80
Variety
The helmer constructs scenes with a bustling documentary energy, studiously avoiding melodramic tropes, even when they might serve to make the narrative more engaging, less unwieldy or simply easier to digest overall.
