Rising Through the Fray vs This Is Not a Film
Rising Through the Fray 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 28m. This Is Not a Film is the older of the two (2011 against 2025). Both are documentary movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Rising Through the Fray
This Is Not a Film| Rising Through the Fray | This Is Not a Film | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 28m | 1h 18m |
| Genres | Documentary | Documentary |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Courtney Montour | Jafar Panahi, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb |
| Main cast | – | Jafar Panahi, Igi, Mrs. Gheirat, Mojtaba Mirtahmasb, Rakhsan |
Synopsis
Rising Through the Fray
Combining interviews and live cinema, Rising Through the Fray plunges us into the heart of Indigenous Rising Roller Derby, the first international team to bring together Indigenous players from several countries. For Sour Cherry, Krispy, Hawaiian Blaze, and their teammates, the sport becomes much more than a competition. Through it, they find a space for sisterhood, resilience, acceptance, and healing. On camera, they share intimate stories not…
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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