Mohsen Makhmalbaf

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Close-Up
8.3

Close-Up

May. 09, 1990

Close-Up

This fiction-documentary hybrid uses a sensational real-life event-the arrest of a young man on charges that he fraudulently impersonated the ...
Joy of Madness
6.9

Joy of Madness

Jul. 15, 2004

Joy of Madness

Documentary showing the backstage of production of Samira Makhmalbaf’s film Panj É Asr(At Five in the Afternoon), in Kabul, after the fall ...
Salaam Cinema
7.7

Salaam Cinema

Jan. 01, 1995

Salaam Cinema

Makhmalbaf puts an advertisement in the papers calling for an open casting for his next movie. However when hundreds of people show up, he ...
A Moment of Innocence
7.8

A Moment of Innocence

Aug. 13, 1996

A Moment of Innocence

A semi-autobiographical account of Makmahlbaf’s experience as a teenager when, as a 17-year-old, he stabbed a policeman at a protest rally. ...
Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution
7.3

Iran: A Cinematographic Revolution

Today Iranian cinema is one of the most highly regarded national cinemas in the world, regularly winning festival awards and critical acclaim for ...