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The Lizard

74.39 %|Feb 4, 2004|Action, Comedy

The satirical commentary on clergymen in post-revolutionary Iran. While in prison, petty criminal Reza (Parviz Parastui) comes across a clergyman, sparking a plan for escape. Reza dons his new acquaintance's clerical robes and makes a bid for freedom. He soon learns that being a clergyman brings little respect from the public. Reza travels to the outlying villages, from where he plots to escape the country. However, his plans must be put on hold when the villagers accept him into their community and expect him to perform religious duties. Will Reza's prison break transform him into an unlikely pillar of the community?

Featured Crew

Kamal Tabrizi
Director
Peyman Ghasemkhani
Writer
Manouchehr Mohammadi
Producer
Mohammadreza Aligholi
Original Music Composer
Hamid Khozouei
Cinematography
Hossein Zandbaf
Editor
Farhad Vilkiji
Art Direction
Majid Eskandari
Makeup Artist

Cast

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Shahrokh Foroutanian
Hajji Reza Ahmadi
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Farideh Sepah Mansour
Motazedi's Mother
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Mehran Rajabi
Mohandes Shojaei
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Soheila Razavi
Fayezeh's Mother
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Reza Saeedi
Sargord Atef
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Hossein Abedini
Soldier guarding the turret
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Hossein Ilbeygi
Train conductor
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Reza Mirzaei
Amir Mohammadi
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Farzin Mohades
The Soldier with Sunglasses
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Abolfazl Shah Karam
The head of the second prison