

1990
This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves.
Close-Up (1990) is a Crime, Drama film that follows this fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event—the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the well-known filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf—as the basis for a stunning, multilayered investigation into movies, identity, artistic creation, and existence, in which the real people from the case play themselves. Currently, you can watch Close-Up on Criterion Channel, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home. Streaming availability may vary by country and platform over time. It has a user rating of 7.9 out of 10 from 442 votes. Fans of crime movies may also want to explore similar titles below.