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This Is Not a Film

This Is Not a Film

Original Title: این فیلم نیست

20111h 18m
Documentary

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2011

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1h 18m

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Storyline

"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.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 18m
Sep 27, 2011
Languages
Persian
Director
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Jafar Panahi
Jafar Panahi
Production
Jafar Panahi Productions
Jafar Panahi Productions
Production Countries
Iran

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