“Close-Up” Long Shot
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Five years after CLOSE-UP, Mahmoud Chokrollahi made this intimate portrait of the film’s principal figure, Hossein Sabzian, which consists of conversations and interviews with Sabzian and people who know him. “CLOSE-UP” LONG SHOT is a remarkable account of the effect Abbas Kiarostami’s film had on Sabzian’s life.
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