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The Stoning of Soraya M.
When a deadly conspiracy became a shameful cover-up One witness refused to be silent
Genres
CrimeDrama
Overview
In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$1100000
Runtime
114 min
Release Date
2009-06-26
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
246
Vote Average
7.636
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Zahra
Mozhan Navabi
Soraya M.
Jim Caviezel
Freidoune
Navid Negahban
Ali
Ali Pourtash
Mullah
David Diaan
Ebrahim
Parviz Sayyad
Hashem
Vida Ghahremani
Bita
Vachik Mangassarian
Soraya's Father
Maggie Parto
Vo
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Revolutionary Guard
Bita Sheibani
Leila
Yousef Shweihat
Ringmaster
Sahar Bibiyan
(voice)
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