Is Close-Up one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Close-Up easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Close-Up end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Close-Up

Name: Close-Up
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1990
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Hossain Sabzian, Monoochehr Ahankhah, Mahrokh Ahankhah, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah

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

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami

Produced by Kanoon

199098 min8.0 / 10

A philosophical hybrid of documentary and fiction that uses a real fraud case to probe the nature of identity, cinema, and authenticity through dignified restraint and layered ambiguity.

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.

Clusters

Slow Character Dramas Reflective Life Stories Genuine Wonder, Playful Doubt Honor And Duty Live Performance & Concerts

Genres

Crime Drama

Keywords

Movie Business Teheran (tehran), Iran Reenactment Filmmaker Understated Dignified

Where to watch

RentApple TV Store, Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
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Questions people ask

Is Close-Up one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.
Is Close-Up violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Close-Up easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Close-Up scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Close-Up sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Does Close-Up end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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