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Documentaries like This Is Not a Film

Not everyone loves This Is Not a Film for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love This Is Not a Film

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  1. You want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside.

  2. You care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him.

  3. You like a quiet day at home, phone calls and a pet iguana.

Picks that share your reasons

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  • Citizenfour2014

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside
    • you care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him

    Good for you if you want to watch Snowden explain, in his own words, why he did it.

  • The Unknown Known2013

    • you care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him

    Good for you if you want to hear a man who ran the Pentagon explain himself.

  • NAZA2026

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside
    • you care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him

    Good for you if you want firsthand testimony about real lives lost in Gaza.

  • Mr. Nobody Against Putin2025

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside
    • you care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him

    Good for you if you want to see what Russian schools did after the invasion of Ukraine.

  • Return2023

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside

    Good for you if you want to see a persecution the news rarely shows.

  • Zero Days2016

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside
    • you care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him

    Good for you if you like a true story about the first cyberweapon to break real machines.

  • The Square2013

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside
    • you care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him

    Good for you if you want to be in Tahrir Square with the people who filled it.

  • The Gatekeepers2012

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside
    • you care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him

    Good for you if you want to hear spy chiefs speak frankly about what they did.

  • The Fog of War2003

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside

    Good for you if you like hearing a man in power explain his own decisions.

  • The Propaganda Game2015

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside
    • you care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him

    Good for you if you're curious what a visitor is allowed to see in North Korea.

  • Five Broken Cameras2011

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside

    Good for you if you want to see Bil'in through the eyes of a man who lives there.

  • American Factory2019

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside
    • you care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him

    Good for you if you want to see real workers in an Ohio plant bought by Fuyao.

  • The Look of Silence2014

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside
    • a quiet day at home, phone calls and a pet iguana

    Good for you if you want to see a family ask the questions it was never allowed to ask.

  • Under the Sun2015

    • you want to see a ban on filmmaking from the inside
    • you care about Jafar Panahi defying a state that silenced him

    Good for you if you want to see how a regime scripts its own people.

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