The Lizard
Genres
Overview
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?
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
2004-02-04
Status
Released
Original Language
Persian
Vote Count
79
Vote Average
7.5
Parviz Parastouei
Reza
Bahram Ibrahimi
Mojaver
Shahrokh Foroutanian
Hajji Reza Ahmadi
Farideh Sepah Mansour
Motazedi's Mother
Maede Tahmasbi
Ozra
Ali Abedini
Jackson
Bahram Ebrahimi
Mojaver
Cryus Hemati
Mojtaba
Mehran Rajabi
Mohandes Shojaei
Soheila Razavi
Fayezeh's Mother
Sepehr Rezanoor
The boy
Reza Saeedi
Sargord Atef
Naqi Seif-Jamali
Mr. Fazli
Hossein Soleymani
Gholamali
Rana Azadivar
Fayezeh
Fardin Samadi
Fouad
Hossein Abedini
Soldier guarding the turret
Hossein Ilbeygi
Train conductor
Reza Mirzaei
Amir Mohammadi
Farzin Mohades
The Soldier with Sunglasses
Abolfazl Shah Karam
The head of the second prison
Mehrdad Ziaei
Prisoner
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