Cannes Film Festival screens ‘Leila’s Brothers’

Iranian feature ‘Leila’s Brothers’ has received its premiere at the 2022 edition of the Cannes Film Festival in France.

‘Leila’s Brothers’, directed by Saeed Roustaee, was screened at the competition section of the Cannes on Wednesday.

The premiere of the film took place, with the stars Saeed Pour-Samimi, Navid Mohammadzadeh, Taraneh Alidousti, Payman Maadi, and Roustaee in attendance.

The film is about Leila, 40, who has spent her life on caring for her parents and four brothers.

Leila comes up with a plan to run a family business in order to save them from poverty as her brothers are struggling to make ends meet.

While they desperately need financial assistance, Leila finds out that their father has secretly hidden a family heritage. That discovery causes chaos in the fragile family.

Iranian director Asghar Farhadi is also attending the Cannes as a member of the competition jury.

The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened on May 17 and will run until Saturday.

SQ/MG