The Lead
movie

Released February 01, 1989
Overview
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.
Cast

Hadi Eslami
as
Nuri

Amin Tarokh
as
Danial

Farimah Farjami
as
Munes

Fathali Oveisi
as
Yezghel

Jalal Moghadam
as
Dentist
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Yadollah Rezvani
as
Meyer
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Hossein Hosseinzadeh
as
Haj Mehdi (as Hossein Hossein)

Poulad Kimiayi
as
Child

Jamshid Mashayekhi
as
Mirza Mohsen

Parvin Soleymani
as
Danial's mother

Nersi Korkia
as
Shamun

Gholam-Hossein Lotfi
as
Yaghub
Crew

Masoud Kimiai
as
Director

Masoud Kimiai
as
Writer
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Nasser Borhan Azad
as
Executive Producer
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Mohammad Hashem Sabooki
as
Producer
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Giti Pashayi
as
Music

Mahmoud Kalari
as
Director of Photography

Masoud Kimiai
as
Editor

Iraj Raminfar
as
Art Direction

Iraj Raminfar
as
Costume Design
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Jalal Moayyerian
as
Makeup Designer
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Alireza Aghabalaiy
as
Assistant Director
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Mohammad Torabnia
as
Assistant Director