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This clandestine documentary, shot partially on an iPhone and smuggled into France on a usb drive hidden in a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, depicts the day-to-day life of acclaimed director Jafar Panahi (Offside, The Circle) during his house arrest in his Tehran apartment. While appea...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Panahi, Jafar (Producer, Director), Mirtahmasb, Mojtaba (Director)
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	Persian
Language Notes:	Persian dialogue with English subtitles.
Published:	[United States] : Palisades Tartan, [2012]
Subjects:	Panahi, Jafar. Mirtahmasb, Mojtaba. Political prisoners > Iran > Biography. Motion picture producers and directors > Iran > Biography. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Experimental films. Feature films. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Iranian.

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Summary:	This clandestine documentary, shot partially on an iPhone and smuggled into France on a usb drive hidden in a cake for a last-minute submission to Cannes, depicts the day-to-day life of acclaimed director Jafar Panahi (Offside, The Circle) during his house arrest in his Tehran apartment. While appealing his 2010 sentence (six years in prison and a 20-year ban from filmmaking, interviews or leaving the country) Panahi is seen talking to his family and lawyer on the phone, and discussing his plight with his friend and collaborator, Mirtahmasb.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2011. Bonus features: theatrical trailer; commentary track; 2008 interview excerpt with Jafar Panahi. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation (1.78:1); Dolby digital 2.0 stereo.
Audience:	Not rated.