Nema-ye nazdik = Close-up / [The Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children & Young Adults] ; screenplay by A. Kiarostami ; produced by A.R. Zarin ; directed and edited by Abbas Kiarostami.
Hossein Sabzian, Hossain Farazmand, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Abolfazl Ahankhah. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1990. A foreign film (Iran).
Summary:
At the heart of this true story is Hossein Sabzian, an unemployed movie buff who finds himself mistaken for the enigmatic Iranian film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The misunderstanding takes on a life of its own and Sabzian ends up in jail where his trial is documented by the screenwriter/director Abbas Kiarostami.
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