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The Patience Stone
In Persian mythology, the patience stone, or syngue sabou, is a magical black stone that receives the problems of those who confide in it.
In writer-director Atiq Rahimi's new film, "The Patience Stone," the comatose husband of a Muslim woman living in a Middle Eastern country during an insurrection symbolises the stone.
Abandoned by his brothers and fellow jihadists, an injured warrior is cared for and hidden by his wife. She confides her dreams and desires, and relates the abuses of their loveless marriage to his unconscious form.
