{"id":26,"date":"2008-08-24T18:05:35","date_gmt":"2008-08-25T01:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyrusnowrasteh.com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2008-08-24T18:05:35","modified_gmt":"2008-08-25T01:05:35","slug":"the-stoning-of-soraya-m","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/cyrusnowrasteh.com\/?page_id=26","title":{"rendered":"THE STONING OF SORAYA M."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cyrus Nowrasteh accepts the NAACP IMAGE AWARD for "The Stoning of Soraya M."<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

THE STONING OF SORAYA M.<\/p>\n

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ABOUT THE FILM<\/p>\n

In a world of secrecy, corruption and injustice, a single courageous voice can tell a true story that changes everything.<\/p>\n

This is what lies at the heart of the emotionally charged experience of THE STONING OF SORAYA M.\u00a0 Based on an incredible true story, this powerful tale of a village\u2019s persecution of an innocent woman becomes both a daring act of witness and a compelling parable about mob rule.\u00a0 Who will join forces with the plot against her, who will surrender to the mob, and who will dare to stand up for what\u2019s right. It is both a classic fable of good and evil and an inspiring tribute to the many fighting against injustice around the world, THE STONING OF SORAYA M. was a rousing runner-up to SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE as the Audience Favorite at the Toronto Film Festival.\"cyrus52\"<\/p>\n

Academy Award\u00ae nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG) stars in the heroic role of Zahra, an Iranian woman with a burning secret. \u00a0When a journalist (Jim Caviezel, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, D\u00c9J\u00c0 VU) is stranded in her remote village, she takes a bold chance to reveal what the villagers will stop at nothing to keep hidden.<\/p>\n

Thus begins the remarkable account of what happened to Soraya (Mozhan Marn\u00f2), a kind, spirited woman whose bad marriage leads her cruel, divorce-seeking husband to conspire against her, trumping up charges of infidelity, which carry an unimaginable penalty.\u00a0 Moving through a minefield of scheming, lies and deceit, Soraya and Zahra will attempt to prove Soraya\u2019s innocence in a legal system stacked against her.\u00a0 But when all else fails, Zahra will risk everything to use the sole weapon she has left \u2013 the fearless, passionate voice that can share Soraya\u2019s story with a shocked world.<\/p>\n

THE STONING OF SORAYA M. is inspired by Paris-based journalist Freidoune Sahebjam\u2019s acclaimed international best-seller of the same name which, rife with intrigue and moral outrage, first brought global attention to the real Soraya, who in 1986 was buried to her waist in her hometown square and stoned by her fellow villagers.<\/p>\n

Director Cyrus Nowrasteh, along with his wife and fellow screenwriter Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, saw in Soraya one story that stands for thousands of untold tales around the world, from Africa to Asia, from Europe to America, wherever people are battling prejudice and injustice.\u00a0 Their screenplay takes the hard facts surrounding Soraya\u2019s fate and carves from them a lyrical, fable-like entertainment that gets under the skin by posing a provocative question:\u00a0 who among us would throw stones and who would take a stand against them?<\/p>\n\"YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/span>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder

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