The Patience Stone (film)
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Directed by | Atiq Rahimi |
Written by | Atiq Rahimi Jean-Claude Carrière |
Produced by | Michael Gentile |
Starring | Golshifteh Farahani Hamid Djavadan Massi Mrowat Hassina Burgan Malik Akhlaqi |
Cinematography | Thierry Arbogast |
Edited by | Hervé de Luze |
Music by | Max Richter |
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Language | Dari Persian |
The Patience Stone (
The film was selected as the Afghan entry for the
Plot
The movie and the book is based on old
One day, the woman decides to tell the truth to her silent husband, explaining to him her feelings about their relationship. She talks about her childhood, her suffering, her frustrations, her loneliness, her dreams, her desires. She says things she could never have said before, even though they have been married for 10 years. The paralyzed husband unconsciously becomes her sang-e sabour, absorbing all her sufferings and secret suppressed thinking.
In her wait for her husband to come back to life, the woman struggles to survive and live. She finds refuge in her aunt's place, who is a prostitute, and the only relative who understands her. The woman seeks to free herself from suffering through the words she delivers audaciously to her husband. Meanwhile, she starts a relationship with a young soldier who helps her financially and around the house.
The story also reveals social problems like male dominance and the fact that many Afghan women have been neglected and humiliated for so long.
Cast
- Golshifteh Farahani as The woman
- Hamid Djavadan as The man (as Hamidreza Javdan)
- Hassina Burgan as The aunt
- Massi Mrowat as The young soldier
- Mohamed Al Maghraoui as The mullah (as Mohamed Maghraoui)
- Malak Djaham Khazal as The neighbor
- Malik Akhlaqi as The Malikdelha
- Marwa Safa Frotan as the childhood of Golshifteh
- Sofia Frotan as sister of Golshifteh
- Yesna Frotan as the smaller sister of Golshifteh
Critical reception
The Patience Stone has a 'fresh' rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.[5]
See also
- List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Afghan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ "Oscars: The Patience Stone chosen to be the Afghan entry!". Le Pacte. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "The Patience Stone: Sang-E Saboor | IndieBound.org". www.indiebound.org. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ "معنی سنگ صبور | لغتنامه دهخدا". www.vajehyab.com. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
- ^ "The Patience Stone (2013)". Rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 9 February 2019.