Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
Cast |
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marnò, James Caviezel, Navid Negahbanm, Ali Pourtash, David Diaan, Parviz Sayyad, Vida Ghahremani, Vachik Mangassarian |
Director |
Cyrus Nowrasteh |
Screenplay | Betsy Giffen Noweasteh, Cyrus Nowrasteh, from the book by Freidoune Sahebjam |
Music | John Debney |
Cinematography | Joel Ransom |
Editing | David Handman, Geoffrey Rowland |
Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS |
Soundtrack | Available |
Made in | 2008 |
Produced by | Fallen Films, Mpower Pictures |
Official Site | IMDB page
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Genre | Drama |
Language | Strong, impactful, occasional |
Nudity | None |
Sex | None |
Violence | Strong, graphic, gory, bloody, prolonged. |
Prejudice | Historical prejudice against women is displayed |
Blasphemy | None |
Drug abuse | None |
Comments | None |
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Scale (Max) | 20 | |
What the Critics say | ||
Cape Argus / The Star Theresa Smith Exposes brutality of the worst kind | 10 | |
Die Burger Paul Boekkooi 'n Moet sien fliek | 15 | |
Bollywood Mark Keizer Political but potent in its potential use | 10 | |
Chicago Sunday Times Roger Ebert The Stoning of Soraya M. has such a powerful stoning sequence that I recommend it if only for its brutal ideological message | 15 | |
eye Weekly Adam Nayman | 5 | |
Metacritic.com 20 critics | 10 | |
Rottentomatoes critics 59 critics | 11 | |
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer The Stoning of Soraya M. nearly transcends its deficiencies through the sheer strength of its subject material, but ultimately drowns out its message with an inappropriately heavy-handed approach. | 11 | |
What the People say | ||
Internet 563 Netizens The brutality of The Stoning moved me to tears. | 16 | |
Average .. 57% | 11 |