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The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

Drama Crime

When a deadly conspiracy became a shameful cover-up One witness refused to be silent

Release Date: 2009, June 26
Directors: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Countries: United States of America
Production: Mpower Pictures, Roadside Attractions, Prime Meridian Pctures, Fallen Films
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Sahar Bibiyan, Navid Negahban, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Yousef Shweihat, David Diaan, Mozhan Navabi, Ali Pourtash, Parviz Sayyad, Vida Ghahremani, Vachik Mangassarian, Maggie Parto

Overview:

In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.

Keywords:

based on true story adultery sadism death penalty religious fundamentalism cowardice village rural area iran persia stoning double moral standard