Synopsis
این فیلم نیست
“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.
Audience Engagement
82 audience reviews — more than 93% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 87th percentile among Other Asia films.
Other Titles From Jafar Panahi Film Productions
The 2010–2012 Other Asia Window
This Is Not a Film holds position #21 of 63 Other Asia films in the 2010–2012 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Other Asia, 226 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when This Is Not a Film premiered alongside 25 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 25 other Other Asia films in 2011.
The 281st Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #152 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (72nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Documentary productions specifically: #12 of 27 (top 44%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Jafar Panahi Film Productions |
| Runtime | 1h 15m |
| Release Date | September 27, 2011 |
| IMDb | tt1667905 |