This Is Not a Film
2011 · directed by Jafar Panahi
- Rating
- 80/100
- Hit
- yes
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.
This Is Not a Film (2011), directed by Jafar Panahi, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Jafar Panahi
- Igi
- Mrs. Gheirat
- Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
- Rakhsan
- Sima
- Micky
- Hasan
Crew
- Jafar Panahi — Director of Photography
- Mojtaba Mirtahmasb — Director of Photography
- Jafar Panahi — Editor
- Jafar Panahi — Writer
More from Jafar Panahi
- The Mirror (1997) — 84/100 · hit
- It Was Just an Accident (2025) — 82/100 · hit
- No Bears (2022) — 81/100 · hit
- Taxi (2015) — 80/100 · hit
- Offside (2006) — 79/100
- The Circle (2000) — 79/100
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