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The Lead (1989)

123 min | Action, History, Thriller

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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 ...See moreTehran, 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. But Yezghel is also on a personal mission of seeking Danial and Munes. At the same time, a gang of Zionist gunmen are sent to gun down the witnesses and Nuri.... Written by Ramin S. Khanjani See less

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24 cast members

Name	STARmeter	Known for
Jalal Moghadam Dentist Dentist See fewer	Members only	Escape from the Trap (1971)
Hadi Eslami Nuri Nuri See fewer	Members only	The Bus (1986)
Amin Tarokh Danial Danial See fewer	Members only	Dead End of Trust (2017)
Farimah Farjami Munes Munes See fewer	Members only	The Last Act (1991)
Fathali Oveisi Yezghel Yezghel See fewer	Members only	Maryam and Mitil (1993)
Saeed Pirdust Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Snake's Fang (1990)
Yadollah Rezvani Meyer Meyer See fewer	Members only	Panjah rooz eltehab (1994)
Shahed Ahmadloo Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	How Much You Want to Cry? (2005)
Siamak Ash'arioon Actor (as Siamak Ashariyyun) Actor (as Siamak Ashariyyun) See fewer	Members only	Snake's Fang (1990)
Abbas Ghajar Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Snake's Fang (1990)
Hossein Hosseinzadeh Haj Mehdi (as Hossein Hossein) Haj Mehdi (as Hossein Hossein) See fewer	Members only	The Blade and the Silk (1987)
Nosratollah Karimi Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	The Last Blood (1994)
Farhad Khanmohammadi Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	The Viper (1993)
Poulad Kimiayi Child Child See fewer	Members only	Reverse (2019)
Nersi Korkia Shamun Shamun See fewer	Members only	Snake's Fang (1990)
Gholam-Hossein Lotfi Yaghub Yaghub See fewer	Members only	Sorkhpustha (1979)
Jamshid Mashayekhi Mirza Mohsen Mirza Mohsen See fewer	Members only	Golhaye Davoudi (1985)
Hossein Memarzade Actor (voice) Actor (voice) See fewer	Members only	Snake's Fang (1990)
Hassan Rafi'i Meyer's assistant Meyer's assistant See fewer	Members only	Dane-haye gandom (1981)
Mahmood Rahiminezhad Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Marg-e palang (1989)
Mehdi Sabooki Actor Actor See fewer	Members only	Yaghi (1998)
Aghdas Sehhatbakhsh Actress Actress See fewer	Members only	The Fifth Season (1997)
Parvin Solaymani Danial's mother Danial's mother See fewer	Members only	The Last Blood (1994)
Mir Mohammad Tajaddod Eshagh Eshagh See fewer	Members only	Bandari (1973)