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This Is Not a Film (2011)

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

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 15M

Director : Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Writer
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Director
Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Director
Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Producer
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Cinematography
Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Cinematography
Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Editor
Yousef Panahi
Yousef Panahi
Production Manager
Javad Emami
Javad Emami
Sound Editor
Javad Emami
Javad Emami
Compositor

Trailers and other movies

This Is Not A Film Official Trailer #1 - Jafar Panahi Movie (2012) HD

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