“Leila’s Brothers” Red Carpet at The 75th Annual Cannes Film Festival

Leila lives in a world of male crooks who never cease congratulating themselves on their status and prestige, yet are averse to anything resembling work and entirely content to leech off the women, rewarding them with misogyny and condescension. The cynical crook Manouchehr had suggested to his brothers a business meeting with a pal – Leila was naturally excluded from the meeting, as a woman. This opportunity turned out to be merely a scam to lease nonexistent cars, similar in its underhandedness to the patriarch’s “wedding gift” trick. And as with that trick, it is extremely likely that the person letting you in on the secret is making you the biggest victim.

May 25, 2022 | 5:09 pm