Estonian premiere

No Bears

Local title
Ei ühtki karu
Original title
Khers nist
Director
Jafar Panahi
Country
Iran
Year
2022
Programme
Best of Festivals
Genre
comedy
Subject
politics, satire

A director from Tehran secretly travels to the countryside to shoot a film about a young couple who want to flee abroad. He himself hides in a simple dwelling during the day. When a villager accuses him of taking unauthorised photos of him, the village elders drag him before a lay court. He consents – on the condition that he may film the proceedings with his camera.

"No Bears" is a powerful drama about the power of images, the contrasts between urban and rural Iran, and filmmaking under a regime that restricts artistic freedom. The fact that director and lead actor Jafar Panahi was recently imprisoned by the Iranian judiciary only adds urgency to this plea for artistic freedom.

Winner of Special Jury Prize in Venice Film Festival.

Director
Jafar Panahi
Screenwriter
Jafar Panahi
Cast
Jafar Panahi, Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobaseri, Bakhtiar Panjei, Mina Kavani
Producer
Jafar Panahi
DoP
Amin Jafari
Editor
Amir Etminan
Production
JP Production
World sales
Celluloid Dreams
Runtime
Language
Persian, Azerbaijani
Subtitles
English
Other festivals
Busan, Toronto, Venice, London

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7th Hall Apollo Kino Coca-Cola Plaza
Screening010504 / Ei ühtki karu
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Hall Athena Center, Tartu
Screening062102 / Ei ühtki karu
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3rd Hall Apollo Kino Solaris
Screening091205 / Ei ühtki karu
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