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The Patience Stone
Somewhere, in Afghanistan or elsewhere, in a country torn apart by a war... A young woman in her thirties watches over her older husband in a decrepit room. He is reduced to the state of a vegetable because of a bullet in the neck. Not only is he abandoned by his companions of the Jihad, but also by his brothers. One day, the woman decides to tell the truth to him about her feelings about their relationship to her silent husband. She talks about her childhood, her suffering, her frustrations, her loneliness, her dreams, her desires... She says things she could never have done before, even though they have been married for the past 10 years. Therefore, this paralyzed man unconsciously becomes syngue sabour, a magic stone which, according to Persian mythology, when placed in front of a person shields her from unhappiness, suffering, pains and miseries. In this wait for her husband to come back to life, the woman struggles to survive and live. She finds refuge in her aunt's place, who is...
Hamid Djavadan....The man (as Hamidreza Javdan)
Hassina Burgan....The aunt
Massi Mrowat....The young soldier
Mohamed Al Maghraoui....The mullah (as Mohamed Maghraoui)
Malak Djaham Khazal....The neighbor
Faiz Fazli....Armed man
Hatim Seddiki....Soldier 1 (as Hatim Seddiki)
Mouhcine Malzi....Soldier 2
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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