Is This Is Not a Film violent?

No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is This Is Not a Film sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is This Is Not a Film easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does This Is Not a Film end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is This Is Not a Film scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

This Is Not a Film

Name: This Is Not a Film
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2011
Duration: 78 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Jafar Panahi, Igi, Mrs. Gheirat, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Rakhsan

If we could tell a film, then why make a film?

Directed by Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb

Produced by Jafar Panahi Productions

201178 min6.9 / 10

A clandestine documentary portrait of artistic defiance and confinement, where a silenced filmmaker documents his own house arrest as an act of creative resistance.

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.

Clusters

Mental Illness Caregiving Slow Character Dramas Coping With Grief Slow Character Dramas About Loneliness

Genres

Documentary

Questions people ask

Is This Is Not a Film violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is This Is Not a Film sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is This Is Not a Film easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Does This Is Not a Film end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is This Is Not a Film scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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