

This Is Not a Film
Visit website7.0/10 • 94
2011-09-27 • 1h 15m
If we could tell a film, then why make a film?
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.
- Directors
- Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi
- Writters
- Jafar Panahi
- Editors
- Jafar Panahi, Jafar Panahi

This Is Not a Film
Visit website2011-09-27 • 1h 15m
7.0/10 • 94
If we could tell a film, then why make a film?
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.
- Directors
- Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi
- Writters
- Jafar Panahi
- Editors
- Jafar Panahi, Jafar Panahi
Top Billed Cast
View CreditsJafar Panahi
Self
Igi
Pet lizard
Mrs. Gheirat
Self (voice)
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Self
Rakhsan
Self (voice)
Sima
Self (voice)
Micky
Self
Hasan
Self
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- Status
- Released
- Original Language
- Persian
- Budget
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- Revenue
- $69,659.00
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