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Hossain Sabzian

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Hossain Sabzian was an Iranian man best known for being the star of the 1990 docufiction film Close-Up directed by Abbas Kiarostami, which is widely regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made and depending on who you ask the greatest film of Iran ever. In 1989, Sabzian tricked a poor family into believing he was famous Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf. These events were later adapted into...

Filmography3 TITLES
Close-Up
7.9
Close-Up1990
Opening Day of Close-Up
5.4
Opening Day of Close-Up1996
Close-Up Long Shot
6.1
Close-Up Long Shot1996
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