Leïla
A young Danish guy, Nils, is visiting Morocco, where he meets the 16-year-old Berber girl Leïla. It marks the beginning of a great, all-encompassing passion. Leïla must defy her family to be with Nils, and their love has big consequences.
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Synopsis As a New Zealander on a holiday in Iran, I was very lucky to be given a copy of Leila with sub-titles on it. This movie shows the trouble of of a young couples marriage, when it is found the women can not have children, and the subsequent pressure from the Husbands mother to take a second wife, as you can do in Iran. We see the pain the first wife has to endure. It shows an insight into a cutlure that is very different to our Western culture, and the audience becomes engrossed in the life of the young women, feeling her troubles along with her. -- IMDb Cast: Leila Hatami .... Leila, the Wife Ali Mosaffa .... Reza, the Husband Jamileh Sheikhi .... Reza's Mother Mohamad Reza Sharifinia .... Leila's Uncle Turan Mehrzad .... Leila's Mother Amir Pievar .... Reza's Father Shaqayeq Farahani .... Second Wife Cinematography: Mahmoud Kalari About this movie Title: Leila (1996) Directed by: Dariush Mehrjui Date of birth: December 8, 1939, Teheran, Iran Writing credits: Mahnaz Ansarian, Dariush Mehrjui Music: Keivan Jahanshahi Year: 1996 Country: Iran Language: Farsi Color: Color Runtime: 102 minutes Search Search Online Film Home:
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- Gabriel Axel
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- Mélanie Doutey, Arnaud Binard, Malika El-Omari, Azedinne Bouayad, Christian E. Christiansen, Mads Knarreborg
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