The Lizard

73%% | Feb 04, 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 Cast

Manouchehr Mohammadi
Producer
Hamid Khozouei
Cinematography

Cast

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