This is Not a Film
Jafar Panahi & Mojtaba Mirtahmasb | 2011
Iran | 75 min | 12+ years | Persian with English subtitles | 
A quietly passionate statement of artistic intent in the face of government censorship in modern Iranian Cinema
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