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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.
This Is Not a Film is a 2011 documentary that captures Iranian director Jafar Panahi's life under house arrest following his conviction for supporting the opposition in Iran's 2009 election. Shot secretly by filmmaker Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and smuggled out of Iran on a USB stick hidden in a cake, the film was submitted to Cannes and documents Panahi's defiant response to a 20-year ban from filmmaking.
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How was this film made and released if Panahi was banned from filmmaking?
The documentary was shot secretly by Panahi's close friend Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and smuggled out of Iran on a USB stick concealed inside a cake, then submitted directly to the Cannes Film Festival to circumvent the ban.
What is the film about?
The documentary follows Panahi's daily life as he awaits an appeal decision while under house arrest, showing how he copes with his 6-year prison sentence and 20-year ban from directing imposed for his political activism.
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This Is Not a Film premiered on September 27, 2011, after its submission to the Cannes Film Festival.
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