Close-Up (1990)
A real-life situation based on a real incident in actual locations with actual people involved.
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: Abbas Kiarostami
Genre: Crime, Drama
Runtime: 98 min
Release Date: May 9, 1990
Cast
- Hossain Sabzian - Self
- Monoochehr Ahankhah - Self
- Mahrokh Ahankhah - Self
- Abolfazl Ahankhah - Self
- Mehrdad Ahankhah - Self
- Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi - Self
- Hossain Farazmand - Reporter
- Ahmad Reza Moayed Mohseni - Family Friend
- Hooshang Shamaei - Taxi Driver
- Mohammad Ali Barrati - Soldier
Screenplay
Cinematography: Ali Reza Zarrindast
Editing: Abbas Kiarostami
Production: Kanoon
Country: Iran
Language: Azərbaycan, فارسی
Original Language: fa
Keywords
movie business, teheran (tehran), iran, reenactment, filmmaker, understated, dignified
Trailer
Close-Up TrailerSimilar Movies
More Films by Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Close-Up about?
- 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.
- Who directed Close-Up?
- Close-Up was directed by Abbas Kiarostami.
- Who stars in Close-Up?
- Close-Up stars Hossain Sabzian, Monoochehr Ahankhah, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi.
- How long is Close-Up?
- Close-Up has a runtime of 1h 38m (98 minutes).
- What genre is Close-Up?
- Close-Up is a Crime, Drama film.
- Where was Close-Up produced?
- Close-Up was produced in Iran.