# This Is Not a Film (2011) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Mojtaba Mirtahasebi, Jafar Panahi
- **Cast:** Jafar Panahi, Igi, Mrs. Gheirat, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Rakhsan
- **Genres:** Documentary
- **Runtime:** 79 min
- **MUBI rating:** 8.3/10 (2358 ratings)

## Available on MUBI in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina — until October 1
- 🇦🇹 Austria — until September 30
- 🇧🇪 Belgium — until September 30
- 🇧🇷 Brazil — until October 1
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland — until September 30
- 🇨🇱 Chile — until October 1
- 🇨🇴 Colombia — until October 1
- 🇩🇪 Germany — until September 30
- 🇪🇸 Spain — until September 30
- 🇬🇧 UK — until September 30
- 🇮🇪 Ireland — until September 30
- 🇲🇽 Mexico — until October 1
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands — until September 30
- 🇵🇪 Peru — until October 1
- 🇹🇷 Turkey — until March 31
- 🇺🇾 Uruguay — until October 1

## Synopsis
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.

Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/this-is-not-a-film

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