- Release Date: 2009
- Runtime: 116 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marnò, James Caviezel, Navid Negahban ... see all
- Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
- Plot: A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man, Sahebjam (Caviezel), whose car breaks down in a remote village and enters into a conversation with Zahra (Aghdashloo), who... Read more
User Reviews
The brutality of The Stoning moved me to tears.
Jun 26, 2009
jenny-645 - imdb.com
Jun 26, 2009jenny-645 - imdb.com
After watching the injustice and betrayal that Soraya, the lead character, suffered in this film I can no longer be silent about the injustice going on in this world today. The human rights violations happening in our world stabs at the... Full review
Amazing,powerful movie.
Jun 26, 2009
mojeda805 - imdb.com
Jun 26, 2009mojeda805 - imdb.com
Amazing movie. Really powerful, it shines a light on today's reality, where there is injustice, and how some women are being treated. what happened to Soraya is still happening today, please watch this movie in support for the suffering of those... Full review
pure fascist twaddle about the uebermensch
Jun 26, 2009
Ms_Goodtime - imdb.com
Jun 26, 2009Ms_Goodtime - imdb.com
Is this the BEST movie sxince P2. OMG! This movie pwnzzzzzz!!!! I was all like omg at the awesome screenplay. Superbly believable dialogue and acting. Just the best ever. Reminds me of "The Doom Generation." Really! You will be morbidly curious... Full review
important and moving
Jun 26, 2009
danstiller40 - imdb.com
Jun 26, 2009danstiller40 - imdb.com
I almost didn't go see The Stoning of Soraya because of how graphic I heard it was, but I was invited to an early screening and it blew me away. It's shocking and hard, but I feel like everybody needs to... Full review
Speechless
Jun 26, 2009
wittnessing101 - imdb.com
Jun 26, 2009wittnessing101 - imdb.com
This film is breathtaking beyond words. It honestly left me speechless. I struggle even to put this review into words. It show's the brutal reality of abuse and discrimination in a powerful way. The tears in the eyes of Soraya's children... Full review
Powerful Movie!
Jun 24, 2009
skimithere - imdb.com
Jun 24, 2009skimithere - imdb.com
This is such a powerful movie. I can't believe stoning is still being practiced. I'm trying to understand different cultures and customs but this is ridiculous. Will have to see the movie again. It is a must-see. I knew the tragic... Full review
Beautiful film with a powerful message
Jun 24, 2009
andismith32 - imdb.com
Jun 24, 2009andismith32 - imdb.com
it's almost deceptive how beautiful the film looks with it's tragic and senseless ending. the film looks gorgeous but there is such an ugly truth behind it - that stoning still happens in parts of the world today. i know this... Full review
Heart wrenching gut turning eye opening
Jun 22, 2009
bobby-derringer - imdb.com
Jun 22, 2009bobby-derringer - imdb.com
AMAZING to drive thru traffic being stopped at Wilshire and Sepulveda (where there were over a thousand people dressed in green waving red, white and green Iranian flags on the corner) over to the premiere of this devastatingly powerful film...and then... Full review
I'll say, it is a Must See!
Jun 21, 2009
Kaz Yeghiazarian - imdb.com
Jun 21, 2009Kaz Yeghiazarian - imdb.com
Abuse of power, Betrayal, Manipulation, and Injustice, the good old boys club especially when you through the gender discrimination in the mix! A gruesome story is being delivered through a great cinematography, amazing cast of talent, and, an in-your-face style. June... Full review
Brilliant, powerful, disturbing
Jun 15, 2009
Captain Ed - imdb.com
Jun 15, 2009Captain Ed - imdb.com
Soraya's husband Ali has tired of Soraya after having four children with her, and wants to marry the 14-year-old daughter of one of his prisoners. He can't afford two wives, so he demands a divorce from Soraya, who refuses for economic... Full review
News
Drawn-out brutality undercuts message
dispatch.com –
2009-07-24
By maintaining the title of the best-seller on which it's based, the makers of The Stoning of Soraya M. at least have the courtesy to let audiences know what they're in for. ... Full Article
The Stoning of Soraya M.
thestar.com –
2009-07-17
Starring Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marno, Navid Negahban, David Diaan, Parviz Sayyad, Jim Caviezel. Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. 116 minutes. In Farsi with subtitles. Cumberland, Sheppard Grand. 14A Released when anti-Iranian sentiment is running high in the West, The Stoning of... ... Full Article
Director to discuss 'Stoning' at Camelot
mydesert.com –
2009-07-15
"The Stoning of Soraya M." is based on an incident that occurred in Tehran in 1986. But, after watching all the violence following the election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran in recent weeks, it could seem like current events. ... Full Article
The Stoning Of Soraya M.
eyeweekly.com –
2009-07-15
Adapted from French journalist Freidoune Sahebjam's best-selling book of the same name, The Stoning of Soraya M. is a movie at odds with itself: its factually based account of a rural Iranian woman (played by Mozhan Marn?), framed by her... ... Full Article
Coming soon to theaters
baltimoresun.com –
2009-07-10
Rashomon (Janus Films) A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view. The Senator Theatre presents a restoration of the classic film. ... Full Article


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