Janus Films will debut Jafar Panahi's new film No Bears in select US theaters (NY only) starting December 23rd, 2022, then opening in LA and more cities in early 2023. Visit the official site .

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.

Imprison Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s “No Bears” has sold into North America, with Sideshow and Janus Films acquiring U.S. rights, and Films We Like buying the movie for Canada. “No ...

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 ...

‘No Bears’ Review: Jafar Panahi’s Bold Meditation on the Personal and Political Freedoms of the Artist. The Iranian former Golden Lion winner, imprisoned and subject to a filmmaking ban in ...

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 ...

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.