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Tribute Abbas Kiarostami
Kiarostami uses a provocative blending of documentary and fictional techniques in this account of the arrest and trial of a poor man accused of impersonating celebrated film director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to a well-off family in Tehran. Moving, suspenseful, and full of droll ironies, the film offers a fascinating portrait of “cinemania” under the Islamic Republic.
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Release Year
1990
Festival Year
2001
Country
Iran
Run Time
100 minutes