The Lead
- Original title
- Sorb
- Year
- 1988
- Running time
- 130 min.
- Country
- Iran
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Jalal Moghadam
- Hadi Eslami
- Amin Tarokh
- Saeed Pirdust
- Yadollah Rezvani
- Shahed Ahmadloo
- Siamak Ashariyyun
- Abbas Ghajar
- Nosratallah Karimi
- Farhad Khanmohammadi
- Poulad Kimiayi
- Nersi Korkia
- Gholam-Hossein Lotfi
- Farimah Farjami
- Fathali Oveisi
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Thriller. Drama
- Synopsis
- 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. 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..
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