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 to Cannes, Panahi documents his daily life under house arrest as he awaits a decision on his appeal.

Where to watch

Stream

Streaming data powered by JustWatch. View on TMDB

Cast

Jafar Panahi

Self

Igi

Igi

Pet lizard

Mrs. Gheirat

Mrs. Gheirat

Self (voice)

Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

Self

Rakhsan

Rakhsan

Self (voice)

Sima

Sima

Self (voice)

More like this

As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

The Class of ‘92

2013

Public Speaking

2011

Fuck

2006

Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

2017