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The stoning of Soraya M
Title
The stoning of Soraya M [videorecording] / Roadside Attractions presents in association with MPower Distribution an MPower Pictures production ; a film by Cyrus Nowrasteh ; director of photography, Joel Ransom ; executive producers, Diane Hendricks, Thomas J. Papa ; produced by Stephen McEveety, John Shepherd ; screenplay by Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh & Cyrus Nowrasteh ; directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh.
Published
Santa Monica, Calif. : LionsGate, [2010].
Physical Description
1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Based on a true story from the book by Freidoune Sahebjam.
Bonus features: commentary with director Cyrus Nowrasteh and Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh; commentary with crew Stephen A. Marinaccio II, Judy Rhee, Jane Anderson and Sierra Robinson; "The making of The stoning of Soraya M." featurette; Theatrical trailer.
Costumes designed by Jane Anderson ; music by John Debney ; edited by Geoffrey Rowland, David Handman ; production design by Judy Rhee ; co-producers, Deborah Aquila, Todd Burns ; co-executive producers, David Segel, Tina Segel, Ken Ferguson.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
In Farsi with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Summary
When a journalist is stranded in her remote village, Zahra takes a bold chance to reveal what the villagers will stop at nothing to keep hidden. Thus begins the remarkable story of what happened to Soraya, a kind-spirited woman whose bad marriage leads her cruel, divorce-seeking husband to trump up false charges of infidelity, which carry an unimaginable penalty.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
Persian
Added to Catalog
October 19, 2010
Credits
Costumes designed by Jane Anderson ; music by John Debney ; edited by Geoffrey Rowland, David Handman ; production design by Judy Rhee ; co-producers, Deborah Aquila, Todd Burns ; co-executive producers, David Segel, Tina Segel, Ken Ferguson.
Cast
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marnò, Navid Negahban, David Diaan, Ali Pourtash, Vida Ghahremani, Vachik Mangassarian, Parviz Sayyad, Jim Caviezel.
System details note
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1.
Audience
MPAA Rating: R.
Videorecording number
26252 Lions Gate Entertainment
Subjects
Genre/Form
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
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