The Stoning of Soraya M (2008): A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village and enters into a conversation with Zahra... (8.0)
Director: Cyrus Nowrasteh
Stars: Shohreh Aghdashloo, James Caviezel and Mozhan Marnò
Lang: Persian (Eng Subtitled)
With that title, there's no secret in the movie. It is partly a documentary on what happened in a rural Iranian village soon after Shah was overthrown (1980?) and the religious fundamentalists found new power. Did all cultures have these "stoning" rituals? Certainly, the cruel and unusual punishments have been part of all societies around the world. (ie: water torture in China or various torture methods in South Asia, Europe, etc.) Why is it that the human animals are the most cruel to its own kind? And, all these done in the name of <insert your favorite whatever fundamentalist religion or deity>. My rating: 8.0
