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This Is Not a Film

Original title: این فیلم نیست

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

★ 6.9 TMDB Rating · 113 votes

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.

Director
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi
Release date
Sep 27, 2011
Original language
Persian
Origin
Iran

Cast of This Is Not a Film

  • Portrait of Jafar Panahi

    Jafar Panahi

    Self

  • Igi

    Pet lizard

  • Mrs. Gheirat

    Self (voice)

  • Portrait of Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

    Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

    Self

  • Rakhsan

    Self (voice)

  • Sima

    Self (voice)

  • Micky

    Self

  • Hasan

    Self

Where to Stream This Is Not a Film by Country

United States
Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
United Kingdom
Streaming on MUBI
India
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Canada
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Australia
Rent or buy on Fetch TV

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