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This Is Not a Film

If we could tell a film, then why make a film?
If we could tell a film, then why make a film?
Documentary - 2011
This Is Not a Film
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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.
Director:
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Jafar Panahi
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Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Cast:
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Jafar Panahi
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Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
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Igi
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Mrs. Gheirat
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Rakhsan
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Sima
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Micky
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Hasan

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Details

Runtime:
78 min
Release date:
27 Sep 2011
Country:
IR
Languages:
Persian (Farsi)
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$69,659
Awards:
10 wins & 14 nominations

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
This film is unique in a dreadful way: what happens on screen would not be particularly interesting without the facts surrounding its making.
– Stanley Kauffmann,
The New Republic,
18 Jun 2013
fresh:
Not a conventional film, certainly, but a powerful and important statement.
– Tom Charity,
CNN.com,
7 Jan 2013
rotten:
There is courage and cheekiness here. What there is not is a story, or much insight or even anger; anyone expecting an indictment of Iran will be sorely disappointed.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
7 Jan 2013
fresh:
Truly and defiantly extraordinary in its own quiet way.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Jan 2013
fresh:
This may not be a film, but it's a moving statement of defiance and despair.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
7 Jan 2013
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