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Close-Up (1990)

Close-Up

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1h 38m

Biography, Crime, Documentary, Drama

February 1st, 1990

8.2/10

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Synopsis

This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves.

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2 wins and 2 nominations

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Cast

Hossain Sabzian
Self
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Self
Abolfazl Ahankhah
Self
Mehrdad Ahankhah
Self
Monoochehr Ahankhah
Self
Mahrokh Ahankhah
Self
Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi
Self
Ahmad Reza Moayed Mohseni
Family Friend
Hossain Farazmand
Reporter
Hooshang Shamaei
Taxi driver
Full cast & crew

Directors

Abbas Kiarostami
Full cast & crew

Producers

Hassan Agha Karimi
producer
Ali Reza Zarrin
executive producer
(as Ali Zarrin)
Full cast & crew

Writers

Abbas Kiarostami
Full cast & crew

Taglines

A real-life situation based on a real incident in actual locations with actual people involved
A real-life situation based on a real incident in actual locations with actual people involved.

Keywords

soldier
impostor
motorcycle
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Country of Origin

Iran

Languages

Azerbaijani
Persian

Release Dates

April 20th, 2017 (Argentina) (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)
October 19th, 2000 (Argentina)
August 1st, 2003 (Australia) (Melbourne International Film Festival)
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Nema-ye Nazdik (original title)
Primer plano (Argentina)
Close-Up (Australia) (festival title)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

Tehran, Iran

Running Times

98 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1 (2K restored version)
1.37 : 1

Production Companies

Kanun parvaresh fekri (as The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults) / (as Kanoon)
Kanoon (Iran)

Distribution Companies

British Film Institute (BFI)
Contracampo (Argentina)
Mongrel Media (Canada)
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