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Dominican Rep. The Stoning of Soraya M.
- Original title
- The Stoning of Soraya M.
- Year
- 2008
- Running time
- 116 min.
- Country
United States- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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Shohreh Aghdashloo
Mozhan Marnò
Jim Caviezel
Navid Negahban- Ali Pourtash
- David Diaan
Parviz Sayyad- Vida Ghahremani
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Based on a true story. Social Drama. 1980s. Religion. Independent Film (US)
- Synopsis
- Stranded in a remote Iranian village, a French journalist is approached by Zahra, a woman who has a harrowing tale to tell about her niece, Soraya, and the bloody circumstances of her death the day before... As the journalist turns on his tape recorder, Zahra takes us back to the beginning of her story which involves Soraya's husband, the local phony mullah, and a town all too easily led down a path of deceit, coercion, and hysteria. The women, stripped of all rights and without recourse, nobly confront the overwhelming desires of corrupt men who use and abuse their authority to condemn Soraya, an innocent but inconvenient wife, to an unjust and torturous death.
A shocking and true drama, it exposes the dark power of mob rule, uncivil law, and the utter lack of human rights for women. The last and only hope for some measure of justice lies in the hands of the journalist who must escape with the story -- and his life -- so the world will know.-
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- Rankings Position
- Awards
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2009: Satellite Awards: Best Actress - Drama (Shohreh Aghdashloo)2010: NAACP Image Awards: Outstanding International Motion Picture.
- Critics' reviews
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"A timely story, given the political upheaval in Iran, it is emotionally explosive. It also is profoundly compelling."
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"The sum is difficult to watch. But this isn't a film against Islam or religion in general: A clear distinction is made between Allah's more vicious followers and the mercy of Allah himself."
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"Nowrasteh constantly overplays his hand, not realizing that some horrors speak for themselves"
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"It's a powerful, shocking piece, and the denunciation of a system in which an accused woman has to prove her own innocence, is strong and clear and unforgettable."
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