The Lead (1988)
Original title: سرب
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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.
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Hadi EslamiNuri
Amin TarokhDanial
Farimah FarjamiMunes
Fathali OveisiYezghel
Jalal MoghadamDentistYadollah RezvaniMeyerHossein HosseinzadehHaj Mehdi (as Hossein Hossein)
Poulad KimiayiChild
Jamshid MashayekhiMirza Mohsen
Parvin SoleymaniDanial's mother
Nersi KorkiaShamun
Gholam-Hossein LotfiYaghubMovie DNA
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What is The Lead 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.
How long is The Lead?
The Lead has a runtime of 130 minutes.