The Lead

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MOVIE

The Lead

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.

Original Title

سرب

Release Date

1989-02-01

Year

1989

Duration

2h 10m

Status

Released

Score

5.80

Cast

Hadi Eslami

Hadi Eslami

Nuri

Amin Tarokh

Amin Tarokh

Danial

Farimah Farjami

Farimah Farjami

Munes

Fathali Oveisi

Fathali Oveisi

Yezghel

Jalal Moghadam

Jalal Moghadam

Dentist

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Yadollah Rezvani

Meyer

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Hossein Hosseinzadeh

Haj Mehdi (as Hossein Hossein)

Poulad Kimiayi

Poulad Kimiayi

Child

Jamshid Mashayekhi

Jamshid Mashayekhi

Mirza Mohsen

Parvin Soleymani

Parvin Soleymani

Danial's mother