NO BEARS
IRAN - 2022 - 107 MINUTES - 16:9 - 5.1 - IN FARSI, AZARI - ORIGINAL TITLE: KHERS NIST
A FILM BY JAFAR PANAHI
NO BEARS portrays two parallel love stories. In both, the lovers are troubled by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition and the mechanics of power.
“one of the most acclaimed films of the year” - CBC
Critic’s Pick! “Iran can imprison his body, but his vision will continue to spread across the globe.” - Globe and Mail
Rating: A “Nowhere in the world is making films a more a consequential political act than in Iran.” - Original Cin
“An enthralling film” - National Observer
“Here’s hoping that Panahi is freed from his sentence to see where he might take us all next.” - The Gate
“a fascinating, multi-layered fable” - National Post
“All of Panahi’s work is deliberately political. No Bears remind us that art is political and that in Panahi’s case, it is a necessity.” - Hye’s Musings