Hair of the Bear vs The Witness
Hair of the Bear has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for The Witness). Hair of the Bear is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. The Witness is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hair of the Bear
The Witness| Hair of the Bear | The Witness | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller | Drama |
| Country | Canada | – |
| Director | Alexandre Trudeau, James McLellan | Nader Saeivar |
| Main cast | Malia Baker, Robert Naylor, Roy Dupuis, Catherine Bérubé, Jonathan Lawrence | Maryam Boubani, Nader Naderpour, Ghazal Shojaei, Hana Kamkar, Abbas Imani |
Synopsis
Hair of the Bear
Refusing to go to school, anxious 16-year-old Tori is driven by her mother to her grandfather's rustic cabin in Eastern Manitoba on the remote American-Canadian border. As Tori struggles to adapt to the woodsman ways of her French Canadian grandfather, she ultimately must embrace the outdoors if she is to survive the deadly game of cat and mouse she is thrust into.
The Witness
In Iran, the retired dance teacher Tarlan witnesses her friend Rana's murder by her husband, who is an important government figure. When the police refuse to investigate, Tarlan must decide whether to bow to political pressure or risk her reputation and livelihood in pursuit of justice.
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