Film The Patience Stone

The title refers to a magical black stone from Persian mythology called Syngué Sabour

. Her world has shrunk to the four walls that house her husband—once a fierce Mujahideen fighter, now a silent, paralyzed man kept alive only by her constant care. A bullet to the neck has left him in a vegetative state, abandoned by his brothers and his comrades in arms. film the patience stone

However, the film was banned in Afghanistan and several other Muslim-majority countries for its depiction of sexuality and its critique of religious patriarchy. Farahani herself faced immense backlash, including a ban from returning to her native Iran (a ban that remains largely in place due to her outspoken roles and refusal to conform to Islamic dress codes). To watch is to engage in an act of artistic rebellion. The title refers to a magical black stone