This Is Not a Film

About This Is Not 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…

This Is Not a Film is a 2011 documentary film directed by Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb.

Jafar Panahi takes the lead as Self, Igi as Pet lizard, Mrs. Gheirat as Self (voice), and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb as Self. It runs 78 minutes and was released in September 2011.

The screenplay is by Jafar Panahi. Produced by Jafar Panahi Productions. In the United States it streams on Kanopy.

TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 113 votes.