Marmoulak

The Lizard (Persian: مارمولک ‎, Marmoulak) is a 2004 Iranian comedy directed by Kamal Tabrizi. Although a comedy, the film makes serious points about the clergy, religion, society in Iran, and life in general. Due to the film's perceived attacks towards clerics, the movie was banned from theatres in Iran after only being on screen for one month. A bootleg DVD of Marmoulak with English subtitles is widely available online. Reza Marmoulak, the main character, is a thief known in criminal circles for his ability to scale the walls of buildings (from which he derives his name, "Marmoulak", or "lizard" in Persian). At the very beginning of the film, he is arrested and charged with armed robbery, a crime that is revealed over the course of...