Leila (1997 film) explained

Leila
Starring:	Leila Hatami Ali Mosaffa Jamileh Sheikhi Mohamad Reza Sharifinia Turan Mehrzad Amir Pievar Shaghayegh Farahani
Director:	Dariush Mehrjui
Producer:	Dariush Mehrjui
Runtime:	110 minutes^[1] ^[2]
Country:	Iran
Language:	Persian

Leila (Persian: لیلا, also Romanized as Leyla, Leilā, and Leylā) is a 1997 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui.^[3]

Plot

Leila and Reza are a modern Iranian couple, content with their recent marriage. However, Leila learns that she is unable to conceive. Reza's mother insists that he, as the only son, must have children ("everything goes to the son"), despite Reza's insistence that he does not want children, and suggests that he get a second wife. He adamantly refuses the idea; his mother champions it. Leila gets caught between the two worlds; elated at spending time with Reza one moment and torn apart by his nagging mother the next.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Oliver Leaman. Companion Encyclopaedia of Middle Eastern and North African Film. 23 August 2001. Routledge. 978-1-134-66251-7. 333–.
2. Book: Gönül Dönmez-Colin. Cinemas of the Other: A Personal Journey with Film-makers from the Middle East and Central Asia. 2006. Intellect Books. 978-1-84150-143-7. 238–.
3. Book: Jane Sloan. Reel Women: An International Directory of Contemporary Feature Films about Women. 26 March 2007. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-4616-7082-7. 126–.
4. Book: Hamid Naficy. A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010. 6 November 2012. Duke University Press. 978-0-8223-4878-8. 144–.