The Lead (1989)
Synopsis
Tehran, 1948. A young Jewish couple, Danial and his wife Munes, decide to immigrate to the recently founded state of Israel. But their application is rejected on the ground of the documents against Danial's uncle, Yaghub, how is suspected of betrayal. A Zionist agent, named Yezghel, finds out Yaghub's home and stabs him. One of Yaghub's neighbours who witnesses the crime is blamed for murder. Fearing for their lives, Munes and Danial escape to the north of Iran in order to leave the country. The Neighbour's brother, Nuri, a journalist, sets off on their heels to bring them to the court to give testimony on his brother's innocence.
Release Date: 1989-02-01
Runtime: 130 minutes
Director: Masoud Kimiai
Top Cast
- Hadi Eslami as Nuri
- Amin Tarokh as Danial
- Farimah Farjami as Munes
- Fathali Oveisi as Yezghel
- Jalal Moghadam as Dentist
- Yadollah Rezvani as Meyer
- Hossein Hosseinzadeh as Haj Mehdi (as Hossein Hossein)
- Poulad Kimiayi as Child
- Jamshid Mashayekhi as Mirza Mohsen
- Parvin Soleymani as Danial's mother
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