| The Stoning of Soraya M. | |
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 U.S. theatrical release poster | |
| Persian: .سنگسار ثريا م | |
| Directed by | Cyrus Nowrasteh |
| Screenplay by | Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh Cyrus Nowrasteh |
| Based on | La Femme Lapidée by Freidoune Sahebjam |
| Produced by | Stephen McEveety John Shepherd Todd Burns Diane Hendricks[1][2] |
| Starring | Mozhan Marnò Shohreh Aghdashloo Jim Caviezel Parviz Sayyad Vida Ghahremani Navid Negahban |
| Cinematography | Joel Ransom |
| Edited by | David Handman Geoffrey Rowland |
| Music by | John Debney |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
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Running time | 116 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Persian English |
| Box office | $1.1 million[3] |
The Stoning of Soraya M. (Persian: .سنگسار ثريا م, romanized: Sangsār-e Sorayā M.) is a 2009 Persian-language American drama film adapted from French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam's 1990 book La Femme Lapidée.
The film is directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh, and stars Academy Award nominee Shohreh Aghdashloo (as Zahra), Jim Caviezel (as Freidoune Sahebjam, the foreign journalist), and Mozhan Marnò (as Soraya Manutchehri, the title character). The Stoning of Soraya M. had its world premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the Director's Choice Award. It was also the second runner-up for the Cadillac People's Choice Award. The book has been banned in Iran.[4]
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- ^ "The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)". Box Office Mojo. November 24, 2009. Retrieved May 9, 2010.
- ^ Oliver, Christian (March 10, 2010). "Street Slang Proves Big Hit with Book Lovers". Reuters. Retrieved October 10, 2013.