Leo Barraclough International Features EditorThe international trailer has been debuted for Jafar Panahi’s “No Bears,” which has its world premiere on Sept.
9 in competition at Venice Film Festival, before moving to Toronto Film Festival and New York Film Festival. Celluloid Dreams, which is handling world sales, has revealed territory deals with several distributors.
Last month, Panahi was sentenced to six years’ imprisonment by the Iranian judiciary.The political thriller/drama portrays two parallel stories of love.
In both, the lovers are troubled by hidden, inevitable obstacles, the force of superstition and the mechanics of power. Celluloid Dreams has closed deals with the following distributors: Picturehouse Entertainment (U.K.), Arp Selection (France), Academy Two (Italy), La Aventura (Spain), Golden Scene (Hong Kong/Macau), Impact Films (India), Midas Filmes (Portugal), Panda Film (Austria), September Films (Benelux), and PT Falcon (Indonesia).
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