Electrifying work from Golshifteh Farahani as a wounded warrior’s tempted wife dominates this diatribe against the prejudice, hypocrisy, brutality and oppression endured by countless Muslim women. This is a bold and perceptive picture that’s bound to provoke.
The Patience Stone Review
In an unnamed Islamic country and unnamed Muslim woman (Farahani) tends patiently to her wounded, catatonic husband (Djavadan). The arrival of a young soldier (Mrowat) complicates her already troubled life.
Release Date:
06 Dec 2013
Running Time:
102 minutes
Certificate:
TBC
Original Title:
Patience Stone, The
Co-writer Jean-Claude Carrière was Buñuel's screenwriter and this stark story of a life at odds with a society's laws bears the hallmarks of his earlier work. The material is given suitable punch by the outstanding Farahani.
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