2 Movies Starring Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Close-Up

Close-Up

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-10-30

Languages:

Persian, Azerbaijani

Countries:

Iran

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.2 (6816 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Hossain Sabzian enters the home of a well-to-do family in Tehran, promising it a prominent part in his next movie. The actual people involved in the incident re-enact the actual events, followed by the footage from the actual trial that took place.

A Moment of Innocence

A Moment of Innocence

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-06-12

Languages:

Persian

Countries:

Iran, France

Runtime:

78 min

IMDB Ratings:

(1595 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Fullplot:

A forty year old ex-cop goes to Tehran to meet with the director Makmalbaf and act in his latest film. Twenty years ago the director had wounded the policeman with a knife in an attempt to disarm him to take his gun. The filmmaker, who fought against the Shah's regime, was arrested and spent several years in prison. So, today, he proposes to man to reconstruct the story cinematically: each of them will choose a guy to play their roles. The boys chosen take things very seriously and, in the end, will not fight, but rather, will offer one another... the bread and flowers!

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