The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008)
Cyrus Nowrasteh, 2008
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Freidoune Sahebjam, 1990
The Stoning of Soraya M. is a movie directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh in 2008 and based on the book The Stoning of Soraya M.: A Story of Injustice in Iran by Freidoune Sahebjam, first published in 1990. The movie features Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marnò, Jim Caviezel, Navid Negahban, Ali Pourtash, David Diaan, and others.
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Storyline
In a remote Iranian village, a French journalist finds himself stranded and approached by Zahra, a woman with a harrowing tale to tell about the recent death of her niece, Soraya. As the journalist starts recording, Zahra takes him back to the beginning of her story, involving Soraya’s husband, a fraudulent mullah, and a town easily swayed by deception, coercion, and hysteria.
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Year
2008
Minutes
116
Movie Rate
8.00
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Year
1990
Pages
160
Book Rate
7.86
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Book
The Stoning of Soraya M.
Original title: La Femme Lapidée
Subtitle: A Story of Injustice in Iran
Author: Freidoune Sahebjam
Country: France
First published in: 1990
Length: 160 pages
Genre: Biography
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