The Patience Stone (film)
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| Directed by | Atiq Rahimi |
| Written by |
Atiq Rahimi Jean-Claude Carrière |
| Starring |
Golshifteh Farahani Hamid Djavadan Massi Mrowat Hassina Burgan |
| Cinematography | Thierry Arbogast |
| Edited by | Hervé de Luze |
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| Country | Afghanistan, France |
| Language | Persian |
The Patience Stone (Persian: سنگ صبور) is a 2012 dramatic film directed by Atiq Rahimi, based on his novel of the same title. Written by Jean-Claude Carrière and the director, the film stars Golshifteh Farahani, Hamid Djavadan, Massi Mrowat, and Hassina Burgan.
The film was selected as the Afghan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, although it was not nominated.[1] Golshifteh Farahani was nominated for the Most Promising Actress award at the 39th César Awards.[2]
Critical reception
The Patience Stone has a 'fresh' rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes.[3]
Cast
- Golshifteh Farahani as The woman
- Hamid Djavadan as The man (as Hamidreza Javdan)
- Hassina Burgan as The aunt
- Massi Mrowat as The young soldier
- Mohamed Al Maghraoui as The mullah (as Mohamed Maghraoui)
- Malak Djaham Khazal as The neighbor
See also
- List of submissions to the 85th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Afghan submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ "Oscars: The Patience Stone chosen to be the Afghan entry!". Le Pacte. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ↑ "Berenice Bejo, Lea Seydoux, Roman Polanski Among France's Cesar Awards Nominees". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_patience_stone/. Retrieved 30 August 2014. Missing or empty
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External links
- Official site at Sony Pictures Classics
- The Patience Stone at the Internet Movie Database
- The Patience Stone at Box Office Mojo
- The Patience Stone at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Patience Stone at Metacritic