Documentary
Close-Up Long Shot
Hossain Sabzian and some of his associates discuss his character, his life-long obsession with cinema and his attitude towards the film he starred in, "Close-Up" (1990).
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Top Cast
Hossain Sabzian
Self
Fatemeh Sabzian
Self
Abbas Kiarostami
Self (archive footage)
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
Self (archive footage)
Directed by
Moslem Mansouri
Production
Reviews
The Movie Nerd8
10/108/8/2025
**Close Up Long Shot (1996), Iran, Moslem Mansouri, Mahmoud Chokrollahi** (Review from June 19, 2025) I’ve seen and loved Close Up but after Long Shot I’m struggling with it morally and philosophically. To see how Kiarostami kinda filmed and left, it makes it harder to love the film. I liked Close Up. I loved Close Up. I really wanna love Close Up. But should I love it? Or perhaps it’s not all bad in the end, I think as I attempt to find a solution and happy ending? Take a deep breath, kid. I think I still love Close-Up. But not in the same way, and that’s not a bad thing. After this documentary, I see what the film is now. Deep human empathy (as I always believed) with flaws. Because we as humans are deeply flawed. Even in the most incredible acts of good. What an incredi
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