Leila’s Brothers (Baradaran-e Leila)

At 40 years old, Leila has spent her whole life taking care of her parents and her four brothers. The family argues constantly and is crushed by debts, in a country caught in the grip of international economic sanctions. As her brothers try to make ends meet, Leila formulates a plan: to start a family business that would save them from poverty.

While they are in desperate need of financial support, Leila discovers that their father, Esmail, has secretly been hiding a family heirloom. He had been saving it as an offering to become the new Patriarch of the clan, the highest honor in Persian tradition.

This revelation brings chaos to the already fragile family dynamics. As the father’s health deteriorates, the actions of each family member gradually lead the family one step closer to implosion.