Movie

The Patience Stone

2013 · 102 min

A quiet, claustrophobic chamber piece that weighs heavily, drawing you into whispered confessions and the slow ache of a life unspoken.

Tagline: She achieved her independence by telling stories filled with forbidden secrets
Overview: In a war-ridden country, a woman watches over her husband, comatose from a bullet in the neck and abandoned by Jihad companions and brothers. One day, the woman decides to say things to him she could never have done before.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, gender, war, survival
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
gender
war
survival
identity
Places: single country house
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild