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Directors
Abbas Kiarostami
Actors
- Hossain Sabzian
- Mohsen Makhmalbaf
- Abolfazl Ahankhah
Credits: 9
Summary
The true story of Hossain Sabzian, a cinephile who impersonated the director Mohsen Makhmalbaf to convince a family they would star in his so-called new film.
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Pretending to be Mohsen Makhmalbaf making his next movie, Hossain Sabzian enters the home of a well-to-do family in Tehran, promising it a prominent part in his next movie. The actual people involved in the incident re-enact the actual events, followed by the footage from the actual trial that took place.