This Is Not a Film

This Is Not a Film
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJafar Panahi
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Produced byJafar Panahi
StarringJafar Panahi
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
CinematographyJafar Panahi
Mojtaba Mirtahmasb
Edited byJafar Panahi
Distributed byKanibal Films Distribution (France)
Release date
  • May 20, 2011 (2011-05-20) (Cannes)
Running time
76 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

This Is Not a Film (Persian: In film nist - این فیلم نیست) is an Iranian documentary film by Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb.[1] It was released on 28 September 2011 in France, distributed by Kanibal Films Distribution.[2]

The film was smuggled from Iran to Cannes on a flash drive hidden inside a birthday cake. It was specially screened at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival and later at the New York Film Festival, and others. It also took part in the International Competition of the 27th Warsaw International Film Festival.

  1. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 148. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  2. ^ Ceci n'est pas un film Allocine index. Retrieved 30 September.(in French)