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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 wi...
Crime, Drama - 1990
Close-Up
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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.
Director:
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Abbas Kiarostami
Cast:
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf
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Monoochehr Ahankhah
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Mahrokh Ahankhah
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Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi
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Hossain Sabzian
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Abolfazl Ahankhah
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Mehrdad Ahankhah

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Details

Runtime:
98 min
Release date:
9 May 1990
Country:
IR
Languages:
Azerbaijani, Persian (Farsi)
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
2 wins & 2 nominations total

Top Critics Reviews

fresh:
The meanings of Close-Up shift, subtly and profoundly, with every viewing; the only certainty is that its rewards are boundless.
– Keith Uhlich,
Time Out New York,
24 Mar 2010
fresh:
Successfully blends fact with fiction to produce a work more compelling than any of today's infotainment programs.
– Gary Dowell,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Apr 2002
fresh:
Kiarostami's film has artichoke-like layers which, once peeled, are forever resonant.
– Michael Atkinson,
Village Voice,
13 Mar 2002
fresh:
Kiarostami has made a film that looks into the heart of a man accused of a crime and, instead of evil, discovers only sweetness, longing and a sad confusion.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
25 Sep 2001
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