This Is Not a Film (2011)

If we could tell a film, then why make a film?

Directed by Mojtaba Mirtahmasb1h 18mDocumentary

Renowned Iranian director Jafar Panahi received a 6-year prison sentence and a 20-year ban from filmmaking and conducting interviews with foreign press due to his open support for the opposition party in Iran's 2009 election. In this film, which was shot secretly by Panahi's close friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and smuggled into France on a USB stick concealed inside a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, Panahi documents his daily life under house arrest as he awaits a decision on his appeal.

Year
2011
Country
IR
Language
Persian
Release date
27 September 2011
TMDB
6.9 (112)
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Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Self
I
Igi
Pet lizard
M
Mrs. Gheirat
Self (voice)
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Self
R
Rakhsan
Self (voice)
S
Sima
Self (voice)
M
Micky
Self
H
Hasan
Self

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