The Patience Stone (2013)

  • R
  • 04/29/2013 (US)
  • Drama, War
  • 1h 42m

She achieved her independence by telling stories filled with forbidden secrets

Overview

In a war-ridden country, a woman watches over her husband, comatose from a bullet in the neck and abandoned by Jihad companions and brothers. One day, the woman decides to say things to him she could never have done before.

Atiq Rahimi

Novel, Director, Screenplay

Jean-Claude Carrière

Screenplay

Cast

Golshifteh Farahani's headshot

Golshifteh Farahani

The woman
Hamid Djavadan's headshot

Hamid Djavadan

The man
Hassina Burgan's headshot

Hassina Burgan

The aunt
Massi Mrowat's headshot

Massi Mrowat

The young soldier
Mohamed Al Maghraoui's headshot

Mohamed Al Maghraoui

The mullah
Malak Djaham Khazal's headshot

Malak Djaham Khazal

The neighbor
Faiz Fazil's headshot

Faiz Fazil

Armed man
Hatim Seddiki's headshot

Hatim Seddiki

Soldier 1

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