The Patience Stone

She achieved her independence by telling stories filled with forbidden secrets

The Patience Stone — Plot

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.

• Release date
• February 20, 2013
• Runtime
• 102 min
• Genres
• Drama, War
• Director
• Atiq Rahimi

The Patience Stone — Cast

Golshifteh Farahani The woman

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Hamid Djavadan The man Hassina Burgan The aunt

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Massi Mrowat The young soldier

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Mohamed Al Maghraoui The mullah

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Malak Djaham Khazal The neighbor

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Faiz Fazil Armed man

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Hatim Seddiki Soldier 1