Close-Up

Name: Close-Up
Director: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Genre: Crime, Drama, Biography
Released: 1991-10-30
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi

IMDb link: 0100234
IMDb rating: 8.2 (26,735 votes)
Genres: Crime, Drama, Biography
Director: Abbas Kiarostami, Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Cast: Hossain Sabzian, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi and others

Release date: 30 Oct 1991
Release year: 1990
Runtime: 98 minutes
Country: Iran
Keywords: trial, impersonation, filmmaking, postmodern, motorcycle, close up, courtroom, filmmaker, artistic creation, minimalism

Plot:

Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Hossain Sabzian enters the home of a well-to-do family in Tehran, promising it a prominent part in his next movie. The actual people involved in the incident re-enact the actual events, followed by the footage from the actual trial that took place.

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