Fresh
It requires a leap of faith, but this handsome-looking film offers a disarming combination of insight, compassion and provocation.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
The Patience Stone
She achieved her independence by telling stories filled with forbidden secrets
2013 · 1h 42m · R
Drama, War
Directed by
Atiq Rahimi
Overview
In a war ridden country a woman watches over the husband reduced to a vegetable state by a bullet in the neck, abandoned by Jihad companions and brothers. One day, the woman decides to say things to him she could never have done before.
Director and cast
- Atiq Rahimi Director
- Golshifteh Farahani as The woman
- Hamid Djavadan as The man
- Hassina Burgan as The aunt
- Massi Mrowat as The young soldier
- Mohamed Al Maghraoui as The mullah
- Malak Djaham Khazal as The neighbor
- Faiz Fazil as Armed man
- Hatim Seddiki as Soldier 1
- Mouhcine Malzi as Soldier 2
- Amine Ennaji as Soldier 3
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Directed by Atiq Rahimi and based on his novel, "The Patience Stone" speaks for all oppressed women, for all oppressed people for that matter.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
With a piercing edge, "The Patience Stone" is a cry from behind the veil, where a suffocating woman weaves a new life of her own design.
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Fresh
The bare room where the husband lies helpless becomes a confessional where Farahani pours out the woman's life story in a performance that grabs you with its quiet yet searing power.
Soren Anderson, Seattle Times
Fresh
A startling fantasy of Muslim feminist empowerment that allows the Iranian-born actress Golshifteh Farahani to put on what amounts to a one-woman show.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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