The Lizard (2004)

The Lizard (2004)

2004-02-04 Iran 111 Min. PG-13
7.3 70 votes

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?

Cast

Shahrokh Foroutanian is Hajji Reza Ahmadi
Hajji Reza Ahmadi
Farideh Sepah Mansour is Motazedi's Mother
Motazedi's Mother
Ali Abedini is Jackson
Cryus Hemati is Mojtaba
Mehran Rajabi is Mohandes Shojaei
Mohandes Shojaei
Soheila Razavi is Fayezeh's Mother
Fayezeh's Mother
Reza Saeedi is Sargord Atef
Sargord Atef