The Lizard

Release Date: 2004-02-04

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?

Rating: 7.459 / 10

Cast

Parviz Parastouei

as Reza

Bahram Ibrahimi

as Mojaver

Shahrokh Foroutanian

as Hajji Reza Ahmadi

Farideh Sepah Mansour

as Motazedi's Mother

Maede Tahmasbi

as Ozra

Crew

Peyman Ghasemkhani - Writer
Mohsen Roshan - Sound mixer
Manouchehr Mohammadi - Producer
Kamal Tabrizi - Director
Hossein Zandbaf - Editor

Reviews

deepkino:

A rare and delightful flower blooming in the field of grief that is post-revolution Iranian cinema, this film is an absolute joy. It's perhaps the funniest and most uplifting Iranian movie I've seen; ...