The latest feature from Jafar Panahi, who is currently imprisoned in Iran, ... No Bears Not rated. Running time: 1 hour 46 minutes. In theaters. No Bears. NYT Critic’s Pick.

Back in the mountain village where Jafar has holed up, the director is up to no good. Though he spends most of his time locked inside a dingy studio apartment, he’s certainly got the locals talking.

No Bears and his previous film 3 Faces (2018) were shot in remote villages, where police interest is presumably not what it would be in his home city of Teheran. Venice Film Festival 2022 Photos ...

Every film Jafar Panahi makes is an act of resistance. Currently in jail, the Iranian director has spent the past 12 years in and out of house arrest, banned from traveling or making films outside ...

In 2010, Iranian the authorities charged Jafar Panahi with making anti-government propaganda. No Bears, which was filmed in secret, is a brilliant, layered drama — and an idiosyncratic self ...

Richard Brody reviews the imprisoned Iranian director Jafar Panahi’s latest film, “No Bears,” which explores themes of surveillance, sexism, and government repression.

Early on in “No Bears,” his brilliant, furious and despairing new movie, the Iranian writer-director Jafar Panahi draws a line in the sand. Under cover of darkness, Panahi, here playing a semi ...

Jafar Panahi’s ‘No Bears’ Acquired by Sideshow and Janus Films While Iranian Director is Imprisoned. The film won the Special Jury Prize out of this year’s Venice Film Festival.

Jafar Panahi's new film 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.

Every film Jafar Panahi makes is an act of resistance. Currently in jail, the Iranian director has spent the past 12 years in and out of house arrest, ... In No Bears, he goes to […] ...