Close-Up (1990)
Kernel Score: 89% · 441 ratings · Rated NR
Genres: Crime, Drama
Released: 1990-05-09
Runtime: 98 minutes
Where to watch Close-Up
- Rent: Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango At Home
- Buy: Prime Video, Apple TV, Fandango At Home
US availability, updated 2026-10-23.
Overview
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.
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Director
Cast
- Hossain Sabzian as Self
- Monoochehr Ahankhah as Self
- Mahrokh Ahankhah as Self
- Abolfazl Ahankhah as Self
- Mehrdad Ahankhah as Self
- Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi as Self
- Hossain Farazmand as Reporter
- Ahmad Reza Moayed Mohseni as Family Friend
- Hooshang Shamaei as Taxi Driver
- Mohammad Ali Barrati as Soldier
Close-Up FAQ
Is Close-Up good?
Close-Up has an 89% Kernel Score on Fresh Kernels from 441 audience ratings.
Where can I watch Close-Up?
In the US you can rent it from Prime Video, Apple TV and Fandango At Home.
What is Close-Up rated?
Close-Up is rated NR.
What movies are like Close-Up?
If you liked Close-Up, try Reading Lolita in Tehran, Taste of Cherry, Living and A Separation.