This Is Not a Film (2011)
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.
Directors: Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Jafar Panahi.
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Jafar Panahi as Self |
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Igi as Pet lizard |
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Mrs. Gheirat as Self (voice) |
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Mojtaba Mirtahmasb as Self |
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Rakhsan as Self (voice) |
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Sima as Self (voice) |
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Micky as Self |
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Hasan as Self |
| Directing | Mojtaba Mirtahmasb | Director |
| Directing | Jafar Panahi | Director |
| Writing | Jafar Panahi | Writer |
| Camera | Mojtaba Mirtahmasb | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jafar Panahi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jafar Panahi | Producer |
| Sound | Javad Emami | Sound Editor |
| Editing | Jafar Panahi | Editor |
| Production | Yousef Panahi | Production Manager |
| Crew | Javad Emami | Compositor |