The Bear (Persian: خرس, romanizedKhers) 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,[1] losing to Beyond the Hill.[2]

The Bear
Directed byKhosro Masumi
Written byKhosro Masumi
StarringParviz Parastui
Merila Zarei
Farhad Aslani
Release date
  • 2012 (2012) (Iran)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryIran
LanguagePersian

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During Iran-Iraq war Noor Aldin who is a carpenter is missing. He is captured by Iraqi army. After 8 years he returns home, but finds out that in his absence his wife is married to another man...[3]

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  1. ^ Sandy George. "Beyond the Hill leads the pack at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ Paul Chai (26 November 2012). "'Beyond the Hill' tops Asia-Pacific Awards". Variety. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  3. ^ The Bear (2012) - IMDb, retrieved 2020-10-30

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