The Lead
Feb 01, 1989 · 2h 10m
Director
Masoud KimiaiOverview
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 of The Lead
Hadi EslamiNuri
Amin TarokhDanial
Farimah FarjamiMunes
Fathali OveisiYezghel
Jalal MoghadamDentist
Yadollah RezvaniMeyer- Hossein HosseinzadehHaj Mehdi (as Hossein Hossein)
Poulad KimiayiChild
Jamshid MashayekhiMirza Mohsen
Parvin SoleymaniDanial's mother
Nersi KorkiaShamun
Gholam-Hossein LotfiYaghub- Hossein Memarzade(voice)
- Hassan Rafi'iMeyer's assistant
Mir Mohammad TajaddodEshagh
Shahed Ahmadlou- Siamak Ashariyyun
- Abbas Ghajar
- Farhad Khanmohammadi
- Mahmood Rahiminezhad
- Mehdi Sabooki
- Aghdas Sehhatbakhsh
Saeid Pirdoost
Nosratollah Karimi
Crew of The Lead
Masoud KimiaiDirector, Writer, Editor- Mohammad Hashem SabookiProducer
- Nasser Borhan AzadExecutive Producer
Mahmoud KalariDirector of Photography
Iraj RaminfarArt Direction, Costume Design- Jalal MoayyerianMakeup Designer
Nasser CheshmazarMusic- Said DalirSpecial Effects
Akbar EsfahaniStill Photographer- Rubik MansuriSound Mixer
- Mohammad TorabniaAssistant Director
- Najaf FattahiSpecial Effects
- Giti PashayiMusic
- Alireza AghabalaiyAssistant Director
- Ahmad AhmadpoorSound Mixer
- Nosratollah KarimiAssistant Director
About The Lead
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…
When was The Lead released?
The Lead was released on February 1, 1989.
How long is The Lead?
The Lead runs 2 hours 10 minutes (130 minutes).
Who directed The Lead?
The Lead was directed by Masoud Kimiai.
Who is in the cast of The Lead?
The cast of The Lead includes Hadi Eslami (Nuri), Amin Tarokh (Danial), Farimah Farjami (Munes), Fathali Oveisi (Yezghel) and Jalal Moghadam (Dentist).