The Lead
19892h 10m6.0
Action, History, Thriller
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Genre
- Action
- Origin
- Iran
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Masoud Kimiai
- Writing
- Masoud Kimiai
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Feb 1, 1989
Cast
Hadi Eslami
Nuri
Amin Tarokh
Danial
Farimah Farjami
Munes
Fathali Oveisi
Yezghel
Jalal Moghadam
Dentist
Yadollah Rezvani
Meyer
Hossein Hosseinzadeh
Haj Mehdi (as Hossein Hossein)
Poulad Kimiayi
Child
Jamshid Mashayekhi
Mirza Mohsen
Parvin Soleymani
Danial's mother
Nersi Korkia
Shamun
Gholam-Hossein Lotfi
Yaghub
Hossein Memarzade
(voice)
Hassan Rafi'i
Meyer's assistant
Mir Mohammad Tajaddod
Eshagh
Shahed Ahmadlou
Siamak Ashariyyun
Abbas Ghajar
Farhad Khanmohammadi
Mahmood Rahiminezhad
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