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The Stoning of Soraya M.

Based on a true story. In 1986, Iranian ex-pat and French journalist Freidoune Sahebjam stops in a small Iranian town when his car breaks down. There, an old woman invites him to her home and tells him the harrowing tale of her niece, Saroya, who, just the day before, was stoned to death by the villagers as punishment for trumped up charges of infidelity. Saroya's husband, Ali, has plans to marry a 14-year-old girl in the town, but does not want to bear the responsibilities that come with divorce, so he manufactures charges, and whips up the town against his wife. This is a brutal film that not only reveals the subjugation and abuse of women in post-revolutionary Iran, but is also an object lesson about the deadly progression of sin.

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The Stoning of Soraya M. contains profanity, and very explicit violence toward women. Use great discretion.

Rating: R Genre: Drama

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Gossip

Scene Setup: Zahra comes into the town bakery. While there, Leila, the town gossip, reveals a dangerous rumor about Zahra's niece, Soraya.

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Hatred

Scene Setup: Ali has stirred up the town against his wife, Soraya, by falsely accusing her of adultery. With enough people behind him, he is now unrestrained, and beats his wife publicly in the streets.

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Partiality

Scene Setup: The mayor passively watches as Zahra is forced to stand up for Soraya's rights when a bunch of men dictate her service to the newly-widowed Hassem.

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Perpetrate

Scene Setup: Ali is stirring up the town against his wife so that he can be rid of her and free to marry a young girl. But he needs two "witnesses" -- and all he has is one: himself. So Ali and the mullah arrive at Hashem's garage in order to get him to falsely testify against Ali's wife. This is their second visit with Hashem. The first time he steadfastly refused. Now Ali has come to increase the pressure so that he can get what he wants.

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Quick to Hear

Scene Setup: At great personal risk, Zahra has invited a foreign journalist to her home in order to reveal her town's dark secret.

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Secret Sins

Scene Setup: Ali seeks out the local mullah to pressure him into a scheme to get rid of Ali's wife.

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Treachery

Scene Setup: Ali's desire toward a young girl in the village has hardened his heart toward his wife, Soraya. When Soraya spurns the advances of the local mullah, and rejects Ali's demand that she grant him a divorce without alimony, Ali's true colors emerge.