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The Patience Stone (Persian: سنگ صبور) is a 2012 French-Afghan war drama film directed by Atiq Rahimi, based on his 2008 novel of the same title. Written jointly by Jean-Claude Carrière and the director, the film stars Golshifteh Farahani, Hamid Djavadan, Massi Mrowat, and Hassina Burgan.
Feb 20, 2013 · The Patience Stone: Directed by Atiq Rahimi. With Golshifteh Farahani, Hamid Djavadan, Hassina Burgan, Massi Mrowat. 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.
Jan 1, 2008 · The legend of the patience stone, the sang-e saboor, states that relaying your troubles and woes to this magical stone will one day result in its destruction and, through it, the release of all your fears. For one nameless woman, her dying and prostrate husband becomes her patience stone.
Sep 13, 2013 · Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. The story is so stripped down it feels like minimalist theater. A woman (the incredibly expressive Golshifteh Farahani) sits in a room attending to her somewhat older husband ( Hamid Djavadan ), who lies unconscious.
Jul 29, 2013 · In a country torn apart by war, Afghanistan or elsewhere...A young woman in her thirties watches over her older husband in a decrepit room. A bullet in the neck has reduced him to a comatose state...
The Patience Stone is an unusual war film, based on the eponymous novel that won the Prix Goncourt 2008, was brilliantly adapted to the screen by author Atiq Rahimi (Earth and Ashes, 2004) himself, in collaboration with his friend, the legendary scenarist, Jean-Claude Carrière (The Unbearable Lightness of Being, 1988, Belle de Jour, 1967, The ...
Aug 14, 2013 · Page 1 of 6, 11 total items. In a war-torn Muslim country, a woman (Golshifteh Farahani) alleviates her silent suffering by confessing her dreams, desires and secrets to...
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The book's central idea is the myth of Syngué Sabour, the patience stone, a stone on which you can shed your misfortunes, your complaints, your secrets until it's so full it bursts. In this story, the stone is the husband, a warrior paralysed by a bullet in the neck.
The Patience Stone (French: Syngué sabour. Pierre de patience) is a 2008 novel by the French-Afghan writer Atiq Rahimi. It is also known as Stone of Patience. It received the Prix Goncourt. See also. 2008 in literature; Contemporary French literature; References
Her husband has unconsciously become syngué sabour (THE PATIENCE STONE) - a magical black stone that, according to Persian mythology, absorbs the plight of those who confide in it. The woman's confessions are extraordinary and without restraint.
