The Stoning of Soraya M.

Cast & Crew

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Director
Cyrus Nowrasteh
Producer
John Shepherd
Producer
Stephen McEveety
Co-producer
Deborah Aquila
Writer
Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh

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Zahra
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Freidoune Sahebjam
Jim Caviezel
Soraya M.
Mozhan MarnÃƒÂ²
Ali
Navid Negahban
Ebrahim
David Diaan

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Director of Photography
Joel Ransom
Casting Director
Deborah Aquila

Synopsis

Genre: Crime | Drama

In a world of secrecy, corruption and injustice, a single courageous voice can tell a true story that changes everything. This is what lies at the heart of the emotionally charged experience of THE STONING OF SORAYA M. Based on an incredible true story, this powerful tale of a village's persecution of an innocent woman becomes both a daring act of witness and a compelling parable about mob rule. Who will join forces with the plot against her, who will surrender to the mob, and who will dare to stand up for what is right. It is both a classic fable of good and evil and an inspiring tribute to the many fighting against injustice all around the world, THE STONING OF SORAYA M. was a rousing runner-up to SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE as the Audience Favorite at the Toronto Film Festival. - In Theaters June 26th, 2009.

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The Stoning of Soraya M: A Brave New Film on Women's Rights in Iran

Published on: June 16, 2009

The Huffington Post
By: Chip Hanlon

We've all watched the events of the past few days in Iran following that nation's elections. Now, a new movie here at home is set to open later this month which will serve as a powerful reminder of exactly what sort of repression they rebel against.

Despite the movie industry's uncanny ability to tell a few powerful, true stories really well year in and year out (2008's Milk, for example), for me, personally, there are few films which are moving in a way that leaves me thinking about them for days afterward. It's that Saving Private Ryan, Schindler's List sort of way, when you feel proud and fulfilled for merely having seen it, but also a little emotionally drained from a few scenes which were particularly hard to watch.

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