Dir. Jafar Panahi
2022, Iran, 106 min
Farsi and Azari with English subtitles
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.
There’s no way to watch this film without feeling mournful, or fearing for the man who made it.
– Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine
You leave feeling like you’ve just seen a truly extraordinary late work produced by one of the era’s greatest working auteurs, quickly followed by the sense of experiencing a sucker punch.
– David Fear, Rolling Stone
