The Lizard

The satirical commentary on clergymen in postrevolutionary Iran While in prison petty criminal Reza Parviz Parastui comes across a clergyman sparking a plan for escape Reza dons his new acquaintances clerical robes and makes a bid for freedom He soon learns that being a clergyman brings little respect from the public Reza travels to the outlying villages from where he plots to escape the country However his plans must be put on hold when the villagers accept him into their community and expect him to perform religious duties Will Rezas prison break transform him into an unlikely pillar of the community