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The Lizard
The Lizard

The Lizard

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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?

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

111 mins

Rating

7.5/10

Release Date

04 February 2004

Country

Iran

Cast

Parviz Parastouei

Parviz Parastouei

Reza

Bahram Ibrahimi

Bahram Ibrahimi

Mojaver

Shahrokh Foroutanian

Shahrokh Foroutanian

Hajji Reza Ahmadi

Farideh Sepah Mansour

Farideh Sepah Mansour

Motazedi's Mother

Maede Tahmasbi

Maede Tahmasbi

Ozra

Ali Abedini

Ali Abedini

Jackson

Bahram Ebrahimi

Bahram Ebrahimi

Mojaver

Cryus Hemati

Cryus Hemati

Mojtaba

Mehran Rajabi

Mehran Rajabi

Mohandes Shojaei

Soheila Razavi

Soheila Razavi

Fayezeh's Mother

Sepehr Rezanoor

Sepehr Rezanoor

The boy

Reza Saeedi

Reza Saeedi

Sargord Atef

Naqi Seif-Jamali

Naqi Seif-Jamali

Mr. Fazli

Hossein Soleimani

Hossein Soleimani

Gholamali

Rana Azadivar

Rana Azadivar

Fayezeh

Fardin Samadi

Fardin Samadi

Fouad

Hossein Abedini

Hossein Abedini

Soldier guarding the turret

Hossein Ilbeygi

Hossein Ilbeygi

Train conductor

Reza Mirzaei

Reza Mirzaei

Amir Mohammadi

Farzin Mohades

Farzin Mohades

The Soldier with Sunglasses

Abolfazl Shah Karam

Abolfazl Shah Karam

The head of the second prison

Mehrdad Ziaei

Mehrdad Ziaei

Prisoner

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