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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
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
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
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
Iranian actress speaks out against stoning
dispatch.com –
2009-07-05
Her accent, jet-black hair and other features don't exactly make Shohreh Aghdashloo the girl next door, she says. "But I keep working." And working and working. ... Full Article
'Soraya' soars at L.A. fest
variety.com –
2009-06-28
"The Stoning of Soraya M.," directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, has won the audience award for best feature at the Los Angeles Film Festival. "Soraya M." depicts the execution of a woman based on a false charge of adultery. ... Full Article
'The Stoning of Soraya M.'
latimes.com –
2009-06-26
"The Stoning of Soraya M." lives up to its title quite literally -- and rightly so, for it is important to understand just how cruel and drawn-out this ancient form of execution is and how prevalent it remains, not just... ... Full Article
Stoning of Soraya M.
boston.com –
2009-06-26
If nothing else, "The Stoning of Soraya M.'' is truth in titling. Soraya M. gets stoned - and not in a Harold and Kumar way. ... Full Article
An Iranian Village Mob and a Wife's Execution
nytimes.com –
2009-06-26
"The Stoning of Soraya M.," a true story of religiously sanctioned misogyny and mob violence in an Iranian village, thoroughly blurs the line between high-minded outrage and lurid torture-porn. ... Full Article