The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	June 26, 2009 (Limited)
On DVD:	March 9, 2010
Genre:	Drama, Foreign
Director:	Cyrus Nowrasteh
Writer:	Cyrus Nowrasteh, Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh
Cast:	Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jim Caviezel, Mozhan Marno, Ali Pourtash, Navid Negahban, David Diaan, Parviz Sayyad
Studio:	Roadside Attractions
Official site:	thestoning.com
Running Time:	116 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for a disturbing sequence of cruel and brutal violence and brief strong language

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...

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In The Stoning of Soraya M., Oscar-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo plays a desperate aunt who attempts to save her niece from being put to death for having relations with a man that isn't her husband - a crime, or act, that she didn't commit. The U.S.-produced, Farsi-language drama is based on a true story.

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