
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.
The Lead
February 1, 1989
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Cast (24)

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
N/A

Abbas Ghajar
N/A

Mehdi Sabooki
N/A

Saeid Pirdoost
N/A
Crew (19)
Directing

Masoud Kimiai
Director

Alireza Aghabalaiy
Assistant Director

Mohammad Torabnia
Assistant Director

Nosratollah Karimi
Assistant Director
Writing

Masoud Kimiai
Writer
Production

Mohammad Hashem Sabooki
Producer

Nasser Borhan Azad
Executive Producer
Sound
Art

Iraj Raminfar
Art Direction
Camera

Mahmoud Kalari
Director of Photography

Akbar Esfahani
Still Photographer
Costume & Make-Up

Jalal Moayyerian
Makeup Designer

Iraj Raminfar
Costume Design
Crew

Najaf Fattahi
Special Effects

Said Dalir
Special Effects
Editing

Masoud Kimiai
Editor