Syngué sabour, pierre de patience (2012) YTS

Reviewed by CinemaSerf 7 / 10

In a war-torn Muslim nation (that we can

In a war-torn Muslim nation (that we can presume is Afghanistan) we are introduced to a young woman (Golshifteh Farahani) who is trying to look after her two young daughters whilst their father is lying lifeless on a mattress with a bullet hole in his neck. His colleagues have long deserted them and so she must try - with the help of a nearby aunt (Hassina Burgan) - to keep her family safe whilst nursing her husband as best she can. There are militia everywhere and with him paralysed on the floor, she has to find ingenious ways to try and hide him from their murderous hands. As the days pass, she begins to talk to the man (and us) and that provides for much of the fairly traumatic backstory that sees her exposed to brutality, indifference and negligence since childhood. She also has an encounter with the local commander whom she convinces she is an whore. He is disgusted but seems to have mentioned this to his men as a nervous young man (Massi Mrowat) appears on the doorstep ostensibly just looking to pay for sex but actually he is in need of a great deal more. Vulnerabilities are rife amidst the chaos of war. Gradually, her memories become more descriptive, more explicit and by the conclusion we know much more about her than perhaps she had realised. Is he listening, though? It's most unusual to have an incapacitated man, on death's door, serving as a conduit for a story like this but it works effectively. She tells us a story riddled with persecution - physically and intellectually and once she has opened the floodgates, her resentment pours out. It's not a rant, there's not really that much rancour. It is a measured and rational evaluation of her life and of her treatment by those she loved and who were supposed to care for her in return. It invites us to critique the austerity of her faith, and of her sex's role within that framework, without telling us exactly what to think. Any judgements here are ours. It can get a little repetitive at times but Faharani exudes a sense of intensity that does make this quite a poignant watch.

Reviewed by aminifatimaaa 7 / 10

powerful and haunting

Awe-inspiringly powerful, The Patience Stone is one of the greatest character films I have ever seen - without a doubt. With immaculate cinematography, camera work and acting, this stands tall as a film I can't describe to be anything other than perfect.

Reviewed by Thanos_Alfie 6 / 10

A real drama...

"The Patience Stone" is a Drama movie in which we watch a woman with her children trying to survive in a war ridden country. Her husband is injured and she has to look after him too, without any help from anyone. She has a lot of secrets and now seems a good time to say everything to his husband.I liked this movie because it presented many sensitive topics with a realistic way, something that made us feel and understand what this woman was feeling and how difficult is her life. The direction which was made by Atiq Rahimi, it was good and he succeeded on making the audience understand many things regarding war and culture. The interpretation of Golshifteh Farahani was simply amazing and I believe that she did an outstanding job. To sum up, I have to say that "The Patience Stone" is a nice drama movie that everyone should watch because I am sure that after watching it, you will reconsider many things which we all take for granted.

Syngué sabour, pierre de patience

2012 [FRENCH]

Drama / War

Syngué sabour, pierre de patience

2012 [FRENCH]

Drama / War

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In a war-torn Muslim nation (that we can

powerful and haunting

A real drama...

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