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The Stoning of Soraya M.

The Stoning of Soraya M.

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

20097.71h 54m

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.

Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh
Written by Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, Freidoune Sahebjam, Cyrus Nowrasteh
Produced by Diane Hendricks, Stephen McEveety, Todd Burns
Box Office0Revenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Zahra

Mozhan Navabi

Mozhan Navabi

Soraya M.

Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

Freidoune

Navid Negahban

Navid Negahban

Ali

A

Ali Pourtash

Mullah

David Diaan

David Diaan

Ebrahim

Parviz Sayyad

Parviz Sayyad

Hashem

Vida Ghahremani

Vida Ghahremani

Bita

Vachik Mangassarian

Vachik Mangassarian

Soraya's Father

Maggie Parto

Maggie Parto

Vo

Themes & Keywords

adulterydeath penaltysadismpersiavillagestoningcowardicedouble moral standardbased on true storyrural areairanreligious fundamentalism

About The Stoning of Soraya M.

The Stoning of Soraya M. is a crime, drama film released in 2009 exploring themes of adultery, death penalty, sadism, persia, village, stoning. Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, it stars Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Navabi, Jim Caviezel. 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.

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