The Patience Stone
2012 · Movie · R · 102 min · ★ 7.0 · 74% critics
In a war-ravaged country, a woman struggles to protect her children while caring for her husband, left comatose after a gunshot wound. With danger closing in, she begins speaking to him with a new honesty, using his silence as a place to release long-held fears, memories, and truths.
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Details
- Original title
- Syngué Sabour - Pierre de patience
- Years
- 2012
- Release date
- 2013-02-20
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (115 votes)
About
If you like intimate, character-driven war dramas that focus on survival, faith, and a woman finding her voice under pressure, this may work for you; Not for you if you want light viewing or fast-paced action like World on Fire.
Pros: intense central performance; emotionally raw confessions; tense wartime setting | Cons: can feel repetitive; heavy subject matter; bleak atmosphere
Awards & recognition
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2013 · nominated
Cast & crew
Golshifteh Farahani
as The woman
- HD
Hamid Djavadan
as The man
Hassina Burgan
as The aunt
- MM
Massi Mrowat
as The young soldier
- MM
Mohamed Al Maghraoui
as The mullah
- MK
Malak Djaham Khazal
as The neighbor
- FF
Faiz Fazil
as Armed man
- HS
Hatim Seddiki
as Soldier 1
Mouhcine Malzi
as Soldier 2
Amine Ennaji
as Soldier 3
Directed by Atiq Rahimi