1990 · 98 min · NR

Close-Up

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

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami · Crime, Drama

Close-Up (1990) is a Crime film, directed by Abbas Kiarostami set in Tehran during the 1980s. It runs 98 minutes and is rated NR.

A con artist and courtroom, with a contemplative and melancholic tone. Themes of identity and obsession play out through metafiction and frame narrative.

Cinematography

Ali Reza Zarrindast

Cast

Hossain SabzianMonoochehr AhankhahMahrokh AhankhahAbolfazl AhankhahMehrdad AhankhahNayer Mohseni ZonooziHossain FarazmandAhmad Reza Moayed Mohseni

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Tehran

Setting

Urban

When

1980s

Premise & themes

Premise

Con Artist Courtroom

Themes

Identity Obsession

Structure

Metafiction Frame Narrative Multiple Perspectives

Tone

ContemplativeMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo Lead

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Balanced

Based on

True Story

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Premise & themes

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