This Is Not a Film

Name: This Is Not a Film
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011-09-27
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 6.927
Cast: Jafar Panahi, Igi, Mrs. Gheirat, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Rakhsan

این فیلم نیست

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

6.9 (110)2011-09-271h 18m

Documentary

Overview

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.

Revenue: $69,659
Production: Jafar Panahi Productions