The Patience Stone (Persian: سنگ صبور) is a 2012 French-Afghan war drama film directed by Atiq Rahimi, based on his 2008 novel of the same title.

Written jointly by Jean-Claude Carrière and the director, the film stars Golshifteh Farahani, Hamid Djavadan, Massi Mrowat, and Hassina Burgan.

The movie and the book is based on Persian mythology, featuring a sang-e sabur سنگ صبور, a magic stone that one can talk to disclose all their secrets and hardship.

[3][4] The story happens somewhere in war-torn Afghanistan, and revolves around a woman in her thirties who watches over her older husband in a decrepit room.

The story also reveals social problems like male dominance and the fact that many Afghan women have been neglected and humiliated for so long.