# Close-Up (1990)

**Genres:** Crime, Documentary, Drama

**Duration:** 98 min

**IMDb:** [8.2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100234/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.4](https://letterboxd.com/film/close-up/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 89%, Popcornmeter: 88%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/close_up)

## Description

The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film.

## Details

**Premiere:** 30 Oct 1991

**Director:** Abbas Kiarostami

**Cast:** Hossain Sabzian, Monoochehr Ahankhah, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi, Hossain Farazmand, Ahmad Reza Moayed Mohseni, Hooshang Shamaei, Mohammad Ali Barrati, Davood Goodarzi, Haj Ali Reza Ahmadi

**Countries:** Iran

**Languages:** Persian, Azerbaijani

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeFZ448yQ-0)

## Showtimes in Frankfurt

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