The Patience Stone

Dir: Atiq Rahimi

Afghanistan

2012

102

15

A young women (Golshifteh Farahani; About Elly) struggles to care for her husband who has been incapacitated in a shooting.

As food becomes short and a war wages on around her she begins a heartfelt monologue in which she talks about her childhood, her feelings, her aspirations and her sufferings as she has never been able to before.

Her story is one of struggle within a violent and patriarchal society, but also of determination and resolve.

Booking Information

Release Date

6 December 2013

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