This Is Not a Film

2012 | Documentary

Synopsis

It's been months since Jafar Panahi, stuck in jail, has been awaiting a verdict by the appeals court. By depicting a day in his life, Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb try to portray the deprivations looming in contemporary Iranian cinema.

Scores

Overall Score
42.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
32.2%
Review Aggregate
61.0

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, romantic, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Saif Ali Khan2012$0$0(est)
Deepika Padukone2012$0$0(est)
Diana Penty2012$0$0(est)
Dimple Kapadia2012$0$0(est)
Boman Irani2012$0$0(est)
Randeep Hooda2012$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score45.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes5,884

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$77,016$105,226
International2012$11,742$16,043
Worldwide2012$88,758$121,269

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2012$43,205$59,030
Digital Rentals ?2012$1,565,000$2,138,243
Digital Purchases ?2012$704,000$961,868
Physical Rentals ?2012$2,481,000$3,389,764
Physical Purchases ?2012$6,129,000$8,373,986
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$38,508$52,613
Total Revenues2012$10,960,713$14,975,504
Expenses
Budget ?2012$35$48
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$438,000$598,435
Residuals ?2012$715,000$976,897
Interest & Overhead2012$7$10
Total Expenses2012$1,233,042$1,684,692
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$9,727,671$13,290,812

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