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Nuisance Bear 

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A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News 2d
3.5/4
Nuisance Bear defies categorization but offers wise insight through showing not telling. It’s subtle, affecting and unforgettable. Go to Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International 2d
The filmmakers honour a fragile ecosystem by refusing to believe there are easy solutions for its intractable problems. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com 2d
It’s one of the most visually striking films that you’ll see this year. Go to Full Review Kaveh Jalinous Under the Radar 22h
7/10
Simultaneously, Nuisance Bear operates as both an examination of climate change’s life- and ecosystem-altering effects and an indictment of our reactions and decision-making in the face of this overwhelming shift. Go to Full Review Cory Woodroof For the Win at USA Today 22h
Nuisance Bear is worth it alone for the incredible footage of polar bears on the run, but the film evolves into something thornier about our relationship with nature and an old world against the capital machine of tourism that drives the new one. Go to Full Review Ema Sasic Next Best Picture 1d
7/10
It is a fascinating and deeply depressing look at how climate change has reshaped nature, and how little regard is shown for those trying to preserve what balance remains. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Gabriela Osio Vanden

Director

Jack Weisman

Director

Michael Code

Producer

Will N. Miller

Producer

Teddy Leifer

Producer
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Synopsis A polar bear is forced to navigate a human world of tourists, wildlife officers, and hunters as its ancient migration collides with modern life. When a sacred predator is branded a nuisance, it becomes unclear who truly belongs in this shared landscape.
Director
Gabriela Osio Vanden, Jack Weisman
Producer
Michael Code, Will N. Miller, Teddy Leifer
Production Co
A24
Genre
Documentary, Nature
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 30m