A satirical Iranian movie depicting the life of a convicted criminal who disguises himself as a cleric has become a box-office hit in Iran. The film, Marmoulak (The Lizard), was originally scheduled ...

Ultimately, the “Lizard” (“Marmoulak”) proved too slippery for the Iranian censors. The surprise hit pic, which charts the fortunes of a thief who escapes from jail and avoids capture by disguising ...

TEHRAN, May 19 (UPI) -- Bowing to mounting pressure from hard-line clerics, the makers of an Iranian box office hit have decided to withdraw their controversial film, seen as satirizing the religious ...

A satirical snipe at the life of Iran’s clergy, Marmoulak (The Lizard), has become a box office hit in Tehran. The film is a satirical snipe at the life of Iran's clergy Published On 27 Apr 200427 Apr ...

The Iranian government has banned an extremely popular film at the urging of the country's powerful clergy, according to the film's director. The Ministry of Culture bowed to increasing criticism from ...

The 97th Academy Awards are coming soon and this week, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the shortlists in 10 of the Oscar categories. Moana 2 three-peats at North American ...

TEHRAN, Iran — It’s a film that breaks plenty of taboos in clergy-ruled Iran: A convicted thief escapes prison disguised as an Islamic cleric; a man sings inside a mosque; a cleric robs a driver and ...

A film satirising the clergy that has taken Iran by storm is likely to be banned after leading ayatollahs said it was creating "social corruption". The film, The Lizard, follows the trail of an ...

A US judge has ruled against an Iranian film distributor who tried to block the release of a controversial Iranian film in America. The smash hit Marmoulak (The Lizard) was banned in Iran for ...

TEHRAN: Iranian film director Kamal Tabrizi, best known for poking fun at the Islamic republic’s turbaned establishment, is now using his big-screen talents to help a man of the cloth, Akbar Hashemi ...

A new film satirising the clergy that has taken Iran by storm is threatened with a ban after leading Ayatollahs accused it of creating "social corruption". "The screening of such movies must be ...