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The true story of an unemployed movie lover who passes himself off as a celebrated film director. Read more
| Starring | Moshen Makhmalbaf, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Monoochehr Ahankhah |
|---|---|
| Director | Abbas Kiarostami |
| Genres | World Cinema |
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The true story of an unemployed movie lover who passes himself off as a celebrated film director.
| Starring | Moshen Makhmalbaf, Abolfazl Ahankhah, Mehrdad Ahankhah, Monoochehr Ahankhah, Hossain Sarzian |
|---|---|
| Director | Abbas Kiarostami |
| Studio | SODA PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 33 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Farsi |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1990 To Rent: DVD: 27 Aug 2007 |
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Close-Up (1990)
This film was so crap that I actually don't remember how bad it was. Don't bother.
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