The Stoning of Soraya M.

by on Jun.26, 2009, under American films, drama films

The Stoning of Soraya M. is a 2009 drama film adapted from French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam’s 1994 novel of the same name.

The film is directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and stars Academy Award nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo, as well as James Caviezel and Mozhan Marnò.

Stoning had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was the runner-up for the Audience Choice Award.and was the second runner-up for the Cadillac People’s Choice Award.

Plot
Stranded in a remote Iranian village, Sahebjam is approached by Zahra, a woman with a harrowing tale to tell about her niece, Soraya, and the bloody circumstances of her death just two weeks before.

Her story exposes the dark power of mob rule, uncivil law, and the lack of rights for women.

Her last and only hope for justice lies in the hands of the journalist who must escape with the story—and his life—in order to communicate the violence to the world.

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Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh
Produced by
Stephen McEveety
John Shepherd
Todd Matthew Burns
Written by
Screenplay: Cyrus Nowrasteh, Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh
Freidoune Sahebjam (novel)

Starring
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Mozhan Marnò
Jim Caviezel
Parviz Sayyad
Ali Pourtash
Navid Negahban
Mohammad Yazdani

Music by John Debney
Cinematography Joel Ransom
Editing by: David Handman, Geoffrey Rowland
Distributed by Mpower Pictures
Release date(s)
September 7, 2008 (Toronto Film Festival)
June 26, 2009 (U.S.)
Running time 116 min.
Country United States
Language English, Persian