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, 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.
Dariush Mehrju‘i born on 8 December 1939 in Tehran, is an Iranian director, screenwriter, producer, film editor and a member of the Iranian Academy of the Arts. Mehrjui was a founding member of the Iranian New Wave movement of the early 1970s. His second film, Gaav, is considered to be the first film of this movement. Most of his films are inspired by literature and adapted from novels and plays.
