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This Is Not a Film

"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.

Top Cast

  • Jafar Panahi

    Jafar Panahi

    Self

  • Igi

    Igi

    Pet lizard

  • Mrs. Gheirat

    Mrs. Gheirat

    Self (voice)

  • Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

    Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

    Self

  • Rakhsan

    Rakhsan

    Self (voice)

  • Sima

    Sima

    Self (voice)

  • Micky

    Micky

    Self

  • Hasan

    Hasan

    Self

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.

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