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'Kamal Tabrizi's The Lizard satirises the mullahs. A convict (known as "the Lizard") escapes from a prison hospital disguised as a mullah. He takes the train to a border town where they are expecting a new mullah. The Lizard has watched enough Iranian television to pick up the clerical style, but he becomes an ultra-humanist cleric, encouraging doubt, analysing Tarantino movies, both surprising and delighting his audience. This film slipped through the censors and played to packed cinemas throughout the country. When mullahs began to be addressed publicly as lizards a panic gripped the cultural establishment and the film was rapidly withdrawn.' The Guardian

'It used to be that religious figures enjoyed a special place in the hearts of Iranians, otherwise the revolution would never have taken place. This trust has been undermined. Society now has many problems with the clergy, and it is mature enough to deal with them.' Kamal Tabrizi

Ages 18+