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Close-Up

Name: Close-Up
Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Released: 1990-01-01

1990 film by Abbas Kiarostami

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Also known as Nema-Ye Nazdik · Namaye nazdik

Released: 1990
, May 9, 1990
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1.Stated in The Movie Databasethemoviedb.org/movie/30017Retrieved 2026-07-19
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, October 30, 1991
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0100234/releaseinfo/Retrieved 2026-07-19
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Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Screenwriter: Abbas Kiarostami
Cast: Mohsen Makhmalbaf
, Abbas Kiarostami
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1.Stated in Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze
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Runtime: 98 min
, 93 min
Genre: trial film
, docufiction
Country of origin: Iran
, France
Original language: Persian

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Close-Up is a 1990 Iranian docufiction written, directed and edited by Abbas Kiarostami. The film tells the story of Hossein Sabzian, a man who impersonated film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf and conned a family into believing they would star in his new film. The director received permission to film the historic trial; with their agreement, he featured the people involved in re-enacting certain events that had preceded that. All "play" themselves. Through this work about human identity, Kiarostami gained wider international recognition.

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Narrative location: Iran
Film editor: Abbas Kiarostami
Title: کلوزآپ
Color: color
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.Stated in film distribution certificate
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Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails · criterion used: considering named characters only
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1.Stated in Bechdel Test Movie ListRetrieved 2017-12-10
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Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 8.2/10(March 13, 2026) review score by: IMDb · number of reviews/ratings: 27,000 global user rating
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89%(September 20, 2024) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 18 critic review
92/100(January 23, 2024) review score by: Metacritic · number of reviews/ratings: 15 critic review
8.3/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“Nema-Ye Nazdik”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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BBFC rating: U certificate
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0100234/parentalguide/Retrieved 2026-07-19
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EIRIN film rating: G
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0100234/parentalguide/Retrieved 2026-07-19
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IGAC rating: M/12
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0100234/parentalguide/Retrieved 2026-07-19
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IMDA rating: PG
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0100234/parentalguide/Retrieved 2026-07-19
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RCQ classification: G
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0100234/parentalguide/Retrieved 2026-07-19
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Aspect ratio (W:H): Academy ratio
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0100234/technical/Retrieved 2026-09-27
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Film format: 35 mm film
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1.Stated in IMDbimdb.com/title/tt0100234/technical/Retrieved 2026-09-27
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