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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