This Is Not a Film (2011)

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Not Rated
1h 15min
Documentary
29 Feb 2012 (USA)
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It's been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.

Directors:

Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi

Writer:

Jafar Panahi

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10 wins & 14 nominations.
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It's been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.

Still of Jafar Panahi in This Is Not a Film (2011)

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Cast

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Jafar Panahi	...	Self
Igi	...	Self - pet lizard
Mrs. Gheirat	...	Self (voice)
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb	...	Self
Rakhsan	...	Self (voice)
Sima	...	Self - owner of Micky the dog (voice)
Micky	...	Self - Sima's dog
Hasan	...	Self - part-time janitor

Directed by

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Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Jafar Panahi

Written by

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Jafar Panahi

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Produced by

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Jafar Panahi	...	producer
Yousef Panahi	...	producer

Cinematography by

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Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Jafar Panahi

Editing by

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Jafar Panahi

Production Management

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Yousef Panahi

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production manager

Sound Department

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Javad Emami

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sound editor

Visual Effects by

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Javad Emami

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compositor

Production Companies

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Jafar Panahi Film Productions

Distributors

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Kanibal Films Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
Mirada Distribution (2014) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Moviola (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
Palisades Tartan (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
Alambique Filmes (2011) (Portugal) (as Alambique Destilaria de Ideias Unipessoal)
Alliance Media & Entertainment (2018) (India) (All Rights for SAARC countries)
Kurmaca Film (2013) (Turkey)
Sharmill Films (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
The Criterion Channel (2020) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Yleisradio (YLE) (2015) (Finland) (tv)

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Plot Keywords	artistic-creation iranian wheelie-bin tea iranian-filmmaking See All (30) »
Genres	Documentary
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Certification	Argentina:Atp Brazil:Livre Brazil:12 (TV rating) Finland:S Finland:K-12 France:Tous publics France:12 (new rating) Japan:G Mexico:B Portugal:M/12 Singapore:PG United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:PG (VHS and DVD rating) United States:Not Rated United States:TV-PG (DVD rating)

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Also Known As	This Is Not a Film (World-wide, English title) This Is Not a Film (Canada, English title) This Is Not a Film (Europe, English title) This Is Not a Film (United States) This Is Not a Film (United Kingdom) See more »
Runtime	75 min
Official Sites	Official site Official site
Country	Iran
Language	Persian
Color	Color
Filming Locations	Tehran, Iran See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Director Jafar Panahi was put under house arrest in 2010 and banned from filmmaking for 20 years. This film was smuggled out of Iran on a USB stick hidden in a cake. See more »
Movie Connections	Featured in This Is Not a Film, but It's Definitely Filmmaking (2014). See more »
Quotes	Mojtaba Mirtahmasb: It's important that the cameras are ON. See more »

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