directed by: Cyrus Nowrasteh, year: 2008
actors: Shohreh Aghdashloo, Jim Caviezel, Mozhan Marnò

Based on the true story of Soraya, a young Iranian woman who is accused of adultery and sentenced to death by stoning, this 2008 drama follows a Persian wife's ordeal through the eyes of a French journalist who exposes the brutality of the case and the community's moral hypocrisy. The film confronts gender oppression, state power, and the ease with which rumor and tradition can destroy a woman's life. Its tense, somber tone sheds light on a tragic historical event.

Religious Extremism, Drama, Historical Drama, Biographical, True Story, Middle East, Women's Rights