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.
The 2010–2012 Other Asia Window
63 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. This Is Not a Film sits at position #21.
Other Titles From Jafar Panahi Film Productions
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when This Is Not a Film premiered. 226 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.
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 |