The Patience Stone

Director: Atiq Rahimi
Writer: Atiq Rahimi, Jean-Claude Carrière
Cast: Golshifteh Farahani
Language: Farsi
Theatrical Release Date: September 9, 2012
Festivals: Toronto International Film Festival

Synopsis: In a country torn apart by a war, a beautiful woman watches over her husband in a decrepit room. He is reduced to a vegetative state because dof a bullet in the neck. One day, the woman starts a solitary confession to her silent husband. She talks about her childhood, her frustrations, her loneliness, her dreams and her desires. [Synopsis courtesy of TIFF]

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