No Bears
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| Persian | خرس نیست |
| Literally | There are no bears |
| Directed by | Jafar Panahi |
| Written by | Jafar Panahi |
| Produced by | Jafar Panahi |
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| Cinematography | Amin Jafari |
| Edited by | Amir Etminan |
| Distributed by | Celluloid Dreams |
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Running time | 107 minutes:4 |
| Country | Iran |
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| Box office | $1.1 million |
No Bears (Persian: خرس نیست, romanized: Khers Nist, lit. 'There are no bears') is a 2022 Iranian drama film written, directed and produced by Jafar Panahi. The film was shot secretly in Iran and stars Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobasri, Bakhtiar Panjei and Mina Kavani. Production wrapped up in May 2022.
No Bears premiered at the 79th Venice Film Festival in competition for the Golden Lion, without the presence of the director, who has been arrested and sentenced to 6 years prison in Iran, prior to the film's release. The film is distributed by Celluloid Dreams. It won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in September 2022, and received overwhelmingly positive reviews from critics.