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Synopsis
One of the world’s great cinematic artists, Jafar Panahi has been carefully crafting self-reflexive works about artistic, personal, and political freedom for the past three decades, despite his oppression at the hands of the Iranian government. Now, as the international film community vehemently denounces his summer 2022 arrest and continued imprisonment for his vocal support of a fellow artist’s independence, Panahi has gifted us all with a new virtuosic sleight-of-hand. In NO BEARS, as in many of his recent titles, Panahi plays a fictionalized version of himself, in this case relocated to a rural border town to remotely direct a new film in nearby Turkey — the story of which comes to sharply mirror disturbing events that begin to occur around him. As he struggles to complete his film, Panahi finds himself thrust in the middle of a local scandal, confronting the opposing pulls of tradition and progress, city and country, belief and evidence, and the universal desire to reject oppression.
Metrics
| Opening Weekend: | $6,173 (3.7% of total gross) |
| Legs: | 9.04 (domestic box office/biggest weekend) |
| Domestic Share: | 33.2% (domestic box office/worldwide) |
| Theater counts: | 1 opening theaters/23 max. theaters, 4.1 weeks average run per theater |
| Infl. Adj. Dom. BO | $167,651 |
Latest Ranking on Cumulative Box Office Lists
| Record | Rank | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| All Time Domestic Box Office (Rank 11,901-12,000) | 11,979 | $167,133 |
| All Time International Box Office (Rank 14,301-14,400) | 14,399 | $336,618 |
| All Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 18,301-18,400) | 18,329 | $503,751 |
| All Time Domestic Highest Grossing Limited Release Movies (Rank 3,901-4,000) | 3,945 | $167,133 |
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| Amazon VOD: | Amazon |
| iTunes: | iTunes |
| Vudu: | Vudu |
Movie Details
| Domestic Releases: | December 23rd, 2022 (Limited) by Janus Films, released as No Bears |
| International Releases: | February 9th, 2022 (Limited), released as No Bears (Netherlands)
October 6th, 2022 (Limited), released as Gli Orsi Non Esistono (Italy) November 11th, 2022 (Limited), released as No Bears (United Kingdom) November 23rd, 2022 (Limited), released as Aucun ours (France) January 26th, 2023 (Limited), released as Ursos Não Há (Portugal) ... Show all releases |
| Video Release: | April 11th, 2023, released as No Bears |
| Running Time: | 107 minutes |
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| Source: | Original Screenplay |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Contemporary Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: | JP Production |
| Production Countries: | Islamic Republic of Iran |
| Languages: | Farsi, Turkish |