Close-Up (Abbas Kiarostami, 1990)
The film tells the story of the real-life trial of a man (Hossain Sabzian) who impersonated film-maker Mohsen Makhmalbaf, conning a family into believing they would star in his new film. It features the people involved, acting as themselves. A film about human identity, it helped to increase recognition of Abbas Kiarostami in the West.
