Leila (1997)
- Original title
- لیلا
- Directed by
- Dariush Mehrjui
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- Iran
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 39 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A married couple faces social pressure after the wife struggles to conceive a child. The film follows their emotional struggle with tradition and personal desire.
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What happens
Leila (Persian: لیلا, also Romanized as Leyla, Leilā, and Leylā) is a 1997 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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