
Stop-Loss(2008)
A veteran soldier returns from his completed tour of duty in Iraq, only to find his life turned upside down when he is arbitrarily ordered to return to field duty by the Army.


“She achieved her independence by telling stories filled with forbidden secrets”
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.

Golshifteh Farahani
The woman
Hamid Djavadan
The man

Hassina Burgan
The aunt
Massi Mrowat
The young soldier
Mohamed Al Maghraoui
The mullah
Malak Djaham Khazal
The neighbor
Faiz Fazil
Armed man
Hatim Seddiki
Soldier 1

Mouhcine Malzi
Soldier 2

Amine Ennaji
Soldier 3
The Patience Stone is a drama, war film released in 2013. Directed by Atiq Rahimi, it stars Golshifteh Farahani, Hamid Djavadan, Hassina Burgan. 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.
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