The Patience Stone
2012 · 102 min · Director: Atiq Rahimi
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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 a prostitute, and the only relative who understands her. The woman seeks to free herself from suffering through the words she delivers audaciously to her husband. But after weeks looking after him, she will actually reveal herself in the relationship she starts with a young soldier...
Emotional fingerprint
The Patience Stone (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 35%, Empathy 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Sadness35%
- Empathy25%
- Disturbing20%
- Anxiety15%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Empathy, Disturbing. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Empathy and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Empathy | 55 % | 55 % | 43 % | 33 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 8′ | Empathy | 61 % | 60 % | 48 % | 41 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 13′ | Empathy | 66 % | 61 % | 50 % | 55 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 73 % | 60 % | 49 % | 70 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Tension | 80 % | 61 % | 51 % | 73 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Disturbing | 81 % | 66 % | 60 % | 60 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Empathy | 75 % | 69 % | 63 % | 49 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Sadness | 66 % | 64 % | 54 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Empathy | 66 % | 64 % | 49 % | 39 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Empathy | 75 % | 68 % | 48 % | 51 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 54′ | Tension | 83 % | 68 % | 43 % | 71 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Disturbing | 83 % | 70 % | 46 % | 75 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Empathy | 74 % | 69 % | 50 % | 63 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Empathy | 64 % | 61 % | 39 % | 48 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Empathy | 59 % | 56 % | 26 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Empathy | 64 % | 61 % | 32 % | 37 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Disturbing | 73 % | 70 % | 46 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 89′ | Empathy | 75 % | 74 % | 54 % | 49 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 94′ | Empathy | 78 % | 75 % | 60 % | 56 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 99′ | Empathy | 78 % | 72 % | 58 % | 60 % |
Rags to riches
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
The young soldier
The mullah
The neighbor
Armed man
Soldier 1
Soldier 2
Soldier 3
Eldest daughter
Youngest daughter
Old woman
Prostitute
Man in armchair
Details
- Directed by
- Atiq Rahimi
- Written by
- Jean-Claude Carrière, Atiq Rahimi
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 102 min
- Country
- France, Germany, United Kingdom, Afghanistan
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Sadness
- Data updated
Where to watch
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