No Bears

Name: No Bears
Genre: Drama
Released: December 23, 2022
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 92
Cast: Amir Davari, Bakhtiyar Panjeei, Bülent Keser, Jafar Panahi, Javad Siyahi

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Janus Film | Release Date: December 23, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Amir Davari, Bakhtiyar Panjeei, Bülent Keser, Jafar Panahi, Javad Siyahi, Mina Kavani, Mina Khosrovani, Narges Delaram, Naser Hashemi, Reza Heydari, Sinan Yusufoglu, Vahid Mobasheri, Yousef Soleymani

Summary: Two parallel love stories in which the partners are thwarted by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition, and the mechanics of power.

Director: Jafar Panahi

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 106 min

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Liam Lacey

Dec 21, 2022

At times, No Bears can come across as frustratingly convoluted, but Panahi is an artful filmmaker, who surprises us by breaking the rhythms of the film with disruptions, confrontations, and plot twists. Read full review

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The Playlist Elena Lazic

Jan 1, 2023

Panahi does not paint himself and his practice in a kind or perfectly innocent light here. However, his ability to still clearly identify who the real culprits are is an inspiring testament to his clear-mindedness and his unshaken ability to imagine a better, more just world. Read full review

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Bob Strauss

Jan 17, 2023

Like all his films of the last dozen years, “No Bears” brims with paranoia and metaphors for the trouble Panahi’s pictures have gotten him into. This time, though, he implicates himself in a complex exploration of how his work can exploit and even exacerbate the real-life tragedies it’s always so powerfully depicted. Read full review

Tara Brady

Nov 11, 2022

Defiant, endlessly resourceful and gripping cinema. Read full review

The Film Stage David Katz

Sep 20, 2022

The director’s bravery and ingenuity—by continuing to create new work, advocate for himself, and also entertain us—remains an utterly inspiring thing. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Jan 1, 2023

In No Bears, the 62-year-old Panahi shows nothing more than the normal effects of aging: his hair is grayer than before, the lines in his face perhaps slightly more pronounced. But this is hardly a broken man. He knows one thing for sure: defiance is the ultimate act of survival. Read full review

Sam C. Mac

Sep 14, 2022

No Bears generally spends less time finding aesthetic articulations of its themes than it does building out an increasingly convoluted plot to support them. Read full review

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