Underplayed Gems

The Bear (2012)

The Bear poster
Original title
خرس
Directed by
Khosro Masumi
Genre
drama film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A carpenter is taken captive by Iraqi forces during the Iran-Iraq War. After his release he returns home to find that his wife has remarried.

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What happens

The Bear (Persian: خرس, romanized: Khers) is a 2012 Iranian film directed and written by Khosro Masumi. It is about a carpenter who is abducted by the Iraqis during the Iran–Iraq War. When he is released, he discovers his wife has remarried. The Bear was nominated for the Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Feature Film at the 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Awards, losing to Beyond the Hill. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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