The Lead

The story

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 & crew

Hadi EslamiNuri

Amin TarokhDanial

Farimah FarjamiMunes

Fathali OveisiYezghel

Jalal MoghadamDentist

Yadollah Rezvani

Yadollah RezvaniMeyer

Hossein Hosseinzadeh

Hossein HosseinzadehHaj Mehdi (as Hossein Hossein)

Poulad KimiayiChild

Jamshid MashayekhiMirza Mohsen

Parvin SoleymaniDanial's mother

Nersi KorkiaShamun

Gholam-Hossein LotfiYaghub