The Patience Stone (2013)
Directed by Atiq Rahimi

Drama / War

Film Synopsis

At the foot of the mountains in Kabul, a war hero lies in a coma; his young wife is by his side, praying that he will live.  The town is being torn  apart by war.  When her house comes under attack, the woman has no choice but to abandon her husband and flee with her two children.  She takes refuge on the other side of the town, in a brothel run by her aunt.  When she returns to her husband, he has still not emerged from his coma.  She opens her heart to him and confides in him her most intimate secrets.  He becomes her stone of patience...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Atiq Rahimi
  • Script: Jean-Claude Carrière, Atiq Rahimi (novel)
  • Cinematographer: Thierry Arbogast
  • Cast: Massi Mrowat (Young soldier), Hamid Djavadan (Man), Hassina Burgan (Aunt), Golshifteh Farahani
  • Country: Afghanistan / France
  • Language: -
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 102 min

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