This Is Not a Film (2011)
In film nist
If we could tell a film, then why make a film?
75 min
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.
- Release date
- November 15, 2012
- Country of origin
- Iran
- Box office
- $69,659
Where to watch
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Trailer
Cast
- Jafar Panahi as Self
- Mrs. Gheirat as Self
- Igi as Self - pet lizard
- Mojtaba Mirtahmasb as Self
- Rakhsan as Self
- Sima as Self - owner of Micky the dog
- Micky as Self - Sima's dog
- Hasan as Self - part-time janitor
Crew
- Mojtaba Mirtahmasb · Director
- Jafar Panahi · Director
- Jafar Panahi · Writer
- Jafar Panahi · Producer
- Yousef Panahi · Producer
- Mojtaba Mirtahmasb · Cinematographer
- Jafar Panahi · Cinematographer
- Jafar Panahi · Editor