26 Aug 1950
Rashomon
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Close-Up
A real-life situation based on a real incident in actual locations with actual people involved
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.
Top Billed Cast
Hossain Sabzian Self
Monoochehr Ahankhah Self
Mahrokh Ahankhah Self
Abolfazl Ahankhah Self
Mehrdad Ahankhah Self
Nayer Mohseni Zonoozi Self
Hossain Farazmand Reporter
Ahmad Reza Moayed Mohseni Family Friend
Hooshang Shamaei Taxi Driver
Mohammad Ali Barrati Soldier
Davood Goodarzi Sergeant
Haj Ali Reza Ahmadi Judge
Hassan Komaili Court Recorder
Davood Mohabbat Court Recorder
Hassan Farazmand Self
Hushang Shahai Self
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