The Lizard (2004)
1h 51m
Running Time
February 4, 2004Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.

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

Rana Azadvar
Fayezeh

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

Habib Rezaei
CastingDirector

Reza Mirzaei
Amir Mohammadi

Farzin Mohades
The Soldier with Sunglasses

Abolfazl Shah Karam
The head of the second prison

Mehrdad Ziaei
Prisoner

Peyman Ghasemkhani
Writer

Mohsen Roshan
Sound mixer

Manouchehr Mohammadi
Producer

Kamal Tabrizi
Director

Hossein Zandbaf
Editor

Mohammadreza Aligholi
Original Music Composer

Hamid Khozouei
Cinematography

Farhad Vilkiji
Art Direction

Majid Eskandari
Makeup Artist

Mahmoud Samakbashi
Sound Recordist
Media.













Details.
Release DateFebruary 4, 2004
Original Nameمارمولک
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 51m
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
escape from prison
iran
cleric
Wiki.
The Lizard (Persian: مارمولک, romanized: Marmoulak), is a 2004 Iranian comedy drama film directed by Kamal Tabrizi, written by Peyman Ghasem Khani and starring Parviz Parastui as Reza "the lizard" Mesghali, a small-time thief. This is the first Iranian film that satirised the mullahs. The story of this film is an adaptation of the films "We're No Angels" and "The Pilgrim". The film satirizes the clergy, religion, Iranian society, and life in general. A copy of The Lizard with English subtitles is widely available online.
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