Bodyguard of Lies vs This Is Not a Film
Bodyguard of Lies has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for This Is Not a Film). This Is Not a Film is the shorter watch at 1h 18m compared with 1h 30m. This Is Not a Film is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Bodyguard of Lies
This Is Not a Film| Bodyguard of Lies | This Is Not a Film | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | United States of America | – |
| Director | Dan Krauss | Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb |
| Main cast | – | Jafar Panahi, Igi, Mrs. Gheirat, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Rakhsan |
Synopsis
Bodyguard of Lies
Exposes the tangled web of deception spun by the U.S. government during its 20-year war in Afghanistan, revealing the campaign of lies and misinformation fed to the American public. Through shocking testimonies from government insiders, confidential documents, and private audio recordings of those at the highest levels of the military and elected leadership, this gripping documentary urges a reckoning with the wider implications of government…
This Is Not a Film
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…
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