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No Bears

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

Year

Genre

Box Office

$167,333

Production

N/A

Awards

4 wins & 8 nominations

Jafar Panahi

Village Cheif

Ghanbar

Vahid Mobasseri

Bakhtiar

Bakhtiyar Panjeei

Zara

Ghanbar's mother

Reza

Jacob

Jacob's uncle

Yousef Soleymani

Solduz

Gozal

Villager

Sinan

Sinan Yusufoglu

Kid

Ehsan Ahmad Khanpour

Soldier

Police

Mina Khosrovani

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Your family name... Lacroix!
Happy new identity! - No Bears

Your family name... Lacroix! Happy new identity!

You have to look
like the real passport holder. - No Bears

You have to look like the real passport holder.

Who is this unfortunate Isabelle Lacroix? - No Bears

Who is this unfortunate Isabelle Lacroix?

She's French, - No Bears

Then, the passport is no longer valid. - No Bears

Then, the passport is no longer valid.

It's a gamble.
Some get lucky and leave earlier. - No Bears

It's a gamble. Some get lucky and leave earlier.

You better settle your accounts
and get ready. - No Bears

You better settle your accounts and get ready.

Zara! It's a sure thing.
Why are you afraid? - No Bears

Zara! It's a sure thing. Why are you afraid?

If not for you, I wouldn't have put up
with this for 10 years. - No Bears

If not for you, I wouldn't have put up with this for 10...

Without you it would be worse than hell. - No Bears

Without you it would be worse than hell.

I wonder why the camera stays - No Bears

I wonder why the camera stays

You have to move towards Bakhtiar,
leaving Zara in the background, - No Bears

You have to move towards Bakhtiar, leaving Zara in the backg...

Bakhtiar was supposed to follow Zara.
But he didn't. - No Bears

Bakhtiar was supposed to follow Zara. But he didn't.

You direct these actors. - No Bears

You direct these actors.

Careful, Reza, on your end marks. - No Bears

Careful, Reza, on your end marks.

Tell them where to stand. - No Bears

Tell them where to stand.

And when Zara can leave. - No Bears

And when Zara can leave.

If we stay on Zara,
and then pan to Bakhtiar, - No Bears

If we stay on Zara, and then pan to Bakhtiar,

Definitely! We have to. - No Bears

Definitely! We have to.

And discreetly tell Zara - No Bears

And discreetly tell Zara

Reza! Did you get what I said? - No Bears

Reza! Did you get what I said?

- Do you have a ladder or a stool?
- Sure, we do! - No Bears

- Do you have a ladder or a stool? - Sure, we do!

You do this every time.
There is a wedding going on. - No Bears

You do this every time. There is a wedding going on.

Whatever you need.
Let me do it for you. - No Bears

Whatever you need. Let me do it for you.

The neighbors might think
you're peeping at them. - No Bears

The neighbors might think you're peeping at them.

It's like that all year long.
No connection! - No Bears

It's like that all year long. No connection!

The Sheriff of the village told me that - No Bears

The Sheriff of the village told me that

We don't use our cellphones.
We get signals from Turkey. - No Bears

We don't use our cellphones. We get signals from Turkey...

But the bill is so high
no one can afford it. - No Bears

But the bill is so high no one can afford it.

They take the bride and the groom
to the river to wash their feet. - No Bears

They take the bride and the groom to the river to wash their...

Listen, - No Bears

Please record the ceremony for me. - No Bears

Please record the ceremony for me.

Besides,
you came all the way from Tehran, - No Bears

Besides, you came all the way from Tehran,

I prepared everything. - No Bears

I prepared everything.

- It's filming now?
- Yes, it's on automatic. - No Bears

- It's filming now? - Yes, it's on automatic.

Easy.
Push here to stop and here to resume. - No Bears

Easy. Push here to stop and here to resume.

Kids, come here for a sec. - No Bears

Kids, come here for a sec.

Sure, stay still. - No Bears

Sure, stay still.

Yummy, smells delicious. - No Bears

Yummy, smells delicious.

I'm too old for that.
It's for young people. - No Bears

I'm too old for that. It's for young people.

I wanted to go,
but these sore feet are killing me. - No Bears

I wanted to go, but these sore feet are killing me.

Are you taking those magnesium tablets
I gave you? - No Bears

Are you taking those magnesium tablets I gave you?

Ghanbar will buy me another pack.
But not today. - No Bears

Ghanbar will buy me another pack. But not today.

What kind of ceremony is it? - No Bears

What kind of ceremony is it?

Engagement ceremony.
An old tradition. - No Bears

Engagement ceremony. An old tradition.

In her time,
when a boy fell in love with a girl, - No Bears

In her time, when a boy fell in love with a girl,

Willingly or unwillingly. - No Bears

Willingly or unwillingly.

No one else could ask for her hand. - No Bears

No one else could ask for her hand.

That's another tradition of ours. - No Bears

That's another tradition of ours.

They take the girl and the boy
to two rocks by the river. - No Bears

They take the girl and the boy to two rocks by the river.

The girl sits on the left
and the boy on the right. - No Bears

The girl sits on the left and the boy on the right.

The women wash the girl's feet,
and the men, the boy's feet. - No Bears

The women wash the girl's feet, and the men, the boy�...

Their future will be as bright
as their feet. - No Bears

Their future will be as bright as their feet.

Their life together starts with purity. - No Bears

Their life together starts with purity.

Good tradition!
Even though I don't get the rationale. - No Bears

Good tradition! Even though I don't get the rationale.

The girl on the right,
the boy on the left. - No Bears

The girl on the right, the boy on the left.

They say,
girls come from the left side of the man! - No Bears

They say, girls come from the left side of the man!

Go eat before it gets cold. - No Bears

Go eat before it gets cold.

Forgive me. You were sleeping.
I'm really sorry. - No Bears

Forgive me. You were sleeping. I'm really sorry.

Now, the groom's family
is going to his place, - No Bears

Now, the groom's family is going to his place,

I was afraid to leave this in our room.
Didn't want anything to happen to it. - No Bears

I was afraid to leave this in our room. Didn't want any...

OK... Here we are! - No Bears

OK... Here we are!

Didn't I tell you
to push this button, on and off? - No Bears

Didn't I tell you to push this button, on and off?

You stopped when you shouldn't have
and started when you shouldn't have. - No Bears

You stopped when you shouldn't have and started when yo...

- He might be a spy!
- Don't scare me, a spy? - No Bears

- He might be a spy! - Don't scare me, a spy?

- The police might pick me up!
- What a dishonor. - No Bears

- The police might pick me up! - What a dishonor.

I have to find a way.
I'll keep you posted. - No Bears

I have to find a way. I'll keep you posted.

Don't be a fool. He might plan
to cross the border illegally. - No Bears

Don't be a fool. He might plan to cross the border ille...

Nonsense!
He wouldn't risk his own expensive car. - No Bears

Nonsense! He wouldn't risk his own expensive car.

You don't come to the border
unless you're up to something fishy. - No Bears

You don't come to the border unless you're up to s...

He's on the computer all day long,
talking to who knows whom. - No Bears

He's on the computer all day long, talking to who knows...

I'm bringing the tray to my mother. - No Bears

I'm bringing the tray to my mother.

I'm very sorry, I apologize.
Please forgive me, sorry. - No Bears

I'm very sorry, I apologize. Please forgive me, sorry.

He seems to be trouble.
I'm telling you. - No Bears

He seems to be trouble. I'm telling you.

- All that trouble for nothing.
- Right, it's not worth it. - No Bears

- All that trouble for nothing. - Right, it's not worth...

Replacing the pick and the shovel
with a camera. - No Bears

Replacing the pick and the shovel with a camera.

Cheers to Ghanbar.
Our great filmmaker. Bless him! - No Bears

Cheers to Ghanbar. Our great filmmaker. Bless him!

Wait for me on the main road. - No Bears

Wait for me on the main road.

I'm fine,
the village and the villagers are fine. - No Bears

I'm fine, the village and the villagers are fine.

Did anyone see you? - No Bears

Did anyone see you?

You underestimate me.
I sneaked in. - No Bears

You underestimate me. I sneaked in.

You came all the way
to bring the hard disk? - No Bears

You came all the way to bring the hard disk?

Wasn't only because of that.
We all got worried. - No Bears

Wasn't only because of that. We all got worried.

We decided I should come
and check on you. - No Bears

We decided I should come and check on you.

A filmmaker banned
from leaving the country, - No Bears

A filmmaker banned from leaving the country,

You could have been recognized
and arrested. - No Bears

You could have been recognized and arrested.

And bring you the footage.
As you have no internet connection. - No Bears

And bring you the footage. As you have no internet connectio...

Yes, that shot,
and the next one too, but... - No Bears

Yes, that shot, and the next one too, but...

It feels strange.
The mood is not the same without you. - No Bears

It feels strange. The mood is not the same without you.

The crew gossips
and worries you'll ask for more takes. - No Bears

The crew gossips and worries you'll ask for more takes.

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

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Jafar Panahi

Writer: Jafar Panahi

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, romance

Year: 2022

MetaScore: 93/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $167,333

Released: 06 Oct 2022

Awards: 4 wins & 8 nominations

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