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This Is Not a Film (2011)

Original title: این فیلم نیست

2011-09-27 · 1h 15m · FA
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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.

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Jafar PanahiDirector, WriterMojtaba MirtahmasbDirector

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Jafar PanahiJafar PanahiHimselfIgiIgiPet lizardMrs. GheiratMrs. GheiratHerself (voice)Mojtaba MirtahmasbMojtaba MirtahmasbHimselfRakhsanRakhsanHerself (voice)SimaSimaHerself, owner of Micky the dog (voice)MickyMickyHimself, Sima's dogHasanHasanHimself, part-time janitor

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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.

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This Is Not a Film has a runtime of 75 minutes.

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