| Edition |
Widescreen. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 102 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; 5.1 Dolby Digital. |
| Note |
In Persian/Farsi with English subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH). |
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Title from disc surface. |
| Cast |
Golshifteh Farahani, Hamid Djavadan, Hassina Burgan, Massi Mrowat. |
| Credits |
Cinematography, Thierry Arbogast ; editor, Herve De Luze ; music, Max Richter. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 2012. |
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Adapted from the novel "Syngué sabour, the patience stone" by Atiq Rahimi. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for sexual content, some violence and language. |
| Summary |
Adapted from the best-selling novel by Atiq Rahimi. It tells a story of a young woman watching over her older husband, in a country torn apart by war. A bullet in the neck has reduced him to a comatose state. One day, the woman's vigil changes. She begins to speak truth to her silent husband, telling him about her suffering, her dreams and her secrets. After years of living under his control, with no voice of her own, she says things she could never have spoken before. Her husband has unconsciously become syngué sabour (The Patience Stone)- a magical black stone that, according to Persian mythology, absorbs the plight of those who confide in it. The woman's confessions are extraordinary and without restraint. But after weeks of looking after her husband, she begins to act, discovering herself in a relationship she starts with a young soldier. |
| Note |
Special features: Making of. |
| Subject |
Afghanistan -- Drama.
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Muslim women -- Drama.
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Islamic fundamentalism -- Drama.
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Young women -- Afghanistan -- Drama.
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Married people -- Afghanistan -- Drama.
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War -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Subject |
Foreign films.
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| Added Author |
Rahimi, Atiq, film director, screenplay.
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Gentile, Michael, film producer.
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Farsi, Hani, film producer.
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Carrière, Jean-Claude, screenplay.
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Farāhānī, Gulshīftah, 1983- actor.
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Djavadan, Hamid, actor.
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Burgan, Hassina, actor.
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Mrowat, Massi, actor.
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Motion picture adaptation of (work): Rahimi, Atiq.
Syngué sabour.
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Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), presenter.
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Studio 37 (Firm), production company.
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Razor Filmproduktion (Firm), production company.
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The Film (Firm), production company.
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Arte France cinéma (Firm), production company.
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Jahan-E-Honar Productions (Firm), production company.
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Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
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| ISBN |
043396427365 |
| Standard No. |
043396427365 : $30.99 |
| Music # |
42736 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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