This Is Not a Film
Watch TrailerRenowned 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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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | این فیلم نیست |
| Year | 2011 |
| Country | Iran |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | Jafar Panahi |
| Runtime | 78 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.9/10 (105 votes) |
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Panahi constructs a poignant diary of confinement, where the mundane rituals of domestic life become acts of quiet defiance. The film relies on the weight of absence—the banned camera, the unmade films—to explore the resilience of an artist under siege.
What lingers after viewing is not despair, but a profound respect for the creative will that refuses to be extinguished. It’s a testament to cinema as an essential act of being. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Jafar Panahi
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