The Stoning of Soraya M.
United States
2008
116 Min
Color
2.35:1
English, Farsi
Synopsis
A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village and enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant had a tragic ending. –IMDb
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Joel
9May12
Beautiful shots cannot save a film that fulfills America's favorite stereotypes. The women are all helpless victims in need of an American to save them. The men are all corrupt self-seeking bigots. This true story should not be told with such classic cliche's. The climax was tweaked to such hammering emotional devastation that you are forced to feel the filmmakers intent. I was nauseated for all the wrong reasons.
Irreversible93
15Dec10
Incredibly intense movie. You hear about these kinds of things happening, but never before has it seemed so real. And the fact that this is a true story... It's extremely hard to watch, but really opens your eyes. I'll never forget it, nor will I forget seeing my mother crying for at least 5 minutes after the film. Powerful and disturbing, this is a movie that will haunt you for quite awhile, but worth seeing still.
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Sali Stevanja
11Nov10
Brilliant but disturbingly gut wrenching, I still cannot believe it was based on a true story... sadness is all that I can describe this movie as.
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By NU on August 3, 2010
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By Nausikaa on March 5, 2010
If nothing else, this film is at least one that generates some interesting questions not only about the subject matter of the film, but what about it worked or didn’t work as a film itself. After… read review
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By Phil Worfel on August 17, 2009
Beautiful cinematography and professional acting don’t make up for a one note plot and one dimensional characters. The heroine’s are spotlessly clean and the villain’s couldn’t be more villainous if… read review
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