Name: No Bears
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2022-10-06
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Cast: Jafar Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobasseri, Bakhtiyar Panjeei, Mina Kavani

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Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who has been barred from leaving the country, arrives at a village on the Iran-Turkey border to supervise a film based on a real-life couple seeking passports to Europe being shot in Turkey, but both his stay and the production run into trouble.

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Directed by: Jafar Panahi
Written by: Jafar Panahi
Produced by: Jafar Panahi
Music by: Abdolreza Heydari, Mohammad Reza Delpak, Shahin Khakpour

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October 6, 2022 · 1 h 47 min · Drama, Romance

Released: October 6, 2022
Runtime: 1 h 47 min
Genres: Drama, Romance
Original language: Persian
Also spoken: Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Portuguese, Turkish
Made in: Iran
Box office: $1 million
Available in: 50 countries

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Where can I stream No Bears?

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In the United States, No Bears streams on Criterion, and it is free with ads on Kanopy. You can rent or buy it from Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. It also streams in 40 other countries.

Is No Bears worth watching?

85

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Yes, it's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 85 (IMDb 7.2, Letterboxd 3.9 out of 5, Rotten Tomatoes 99%, and Metacritic 93). Critics rate it higher (96 out of 100) than audiences (76).

Is No Bears good for date night?

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No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 9 of 10 for ambiguity and 9 for meta narrative.

Is No Bears in English?

PersianAzerbaijaniKurdishPortugueseTurkish

No, it was made in Persian, with some Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Portuguese, and Turkish.