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The Patience Stone

The Patience Stone

She achieved her independence by telling stories filled with forbidden secrets

2013•1h 42m•7.0/10
DramaWar

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7.0/10(113)

In a war-ridden country, a woman watches over her husband, comatose from a bullet in the neck and abandoned by Jihad companions and brothers. One day, the woman decides to say things to him she could never have done before.

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Production

The Film, Studio 37, ARTE France Cinéma, Razor Film Produktion, Corniche Media, Jahan-e-Honar Productions

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Golshifteh Farahani

Golshifteh Farahani

The woman

Hamid Djavadan

The man

Hassina Burgan

Hassina Burgan

The aunt

Massi Mrowat

The young soldier

Mohamed Al Maghraoui

The mullah

Malak Djaham Khazal

The neighbor

Faiz Fazil

Armed man

Hatim Seddiki

Soldier 1

Mouhcine Malzi

Mouhcine Malzi

Soldier 2

Amine Ennaji

Amine Ennaji

Soldier 3

Hiba Lharrak

Eldest daughter

Aya Abida

Youngest daughter

Fatima Mastouri

Old woman

Sabah Benseddik

Prostitute

Ahmed Ait Mahrabi

Man in armchair

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