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Peyman Ghassemkhani (writer)
Release Date:
April 2004 (Iran)
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Reza is a petty thief who escapes jail by posing as a mullah. When he has to stay in disguise longer than he expected...
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3 wins
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Humorous, yet, touching and profound film
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Cast
(Credited cast) | Parviz Parastui | ... | Reza Marmoulak |
| Bahram Ibrahimi | ||
| Shahrokh Foroutanian | ||
| Farideh Sepah Mansour | ||
| Maedeh Tahmasebi | ||
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| Ali Abedini | ||
| Rana Azadvar | ... | Fayezeh |
| Bahram Ebrahimi | ||
| Mehran Rajabi | ... | Shojaei |
| Reza Saeedi | ||
| Naqi Seif-Jamali | ||
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The Lizard (International: English title) (USA)
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115 min
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The movie was shown for 2 weeks in Iranian theaters, but was quickly pulled since it was deemed too insolent towards Islamic clerics.
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I, as an Iranian, think this is by far one of the greatest films I have ever seen in my life, and although you may think that I'm bias, I was actually born and raised in the United States. The move was a comedy, yes, it was funny, but that is a very minor element in this film where I think profound Iranian culture, spirituality, and decency was brilliantly portrayed. I have seen this move over 5 times, and each time I watch it, I am refreshed by the moving inspiration and profound subtleties of the film.
This movie beautifully depicts the traditional outlook of mullahs (as well as the common traditional believers in Iran), and the universal spirituality of being a true believer. If this movie is merely interpreted as a jest to put down mullahs, or as a pure comical film of the trenches of disguise and deceit, then I feel sorry for that viewer's simplistic view. Well-done to the director for making this masterful film, and I'm sorry for the non-Iranians who will probably only get 30 % of the essence and meaning of this film.
Lastly, this film IS prevalent and easily ACCESSIBLE in Iran, and it is on DVD.