The Stoning of Soraya M.

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dave s The Stoning of Soraya M., the true story of an Iranian woman falsely convicted of adultery and sentenced to death, is an important story to tell. Unfortunately, the film is a ham-fisted attempt to share the story. The first half is filled with one-dimensional characters speaking in stilted dialogue. To top it off, it contains some of the most pointless and irritating editing in recent memory, often resembling a hyperactive MTV video. One would think longer cuts would give the viewer time to contemplate the horror of the situation, but such is not the case. To be fair, the second half of the movie is much more impactful as the filmmakers rely more on images to create the drama and the excessive dialogue that plagues the first half is mercifully scaled back. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Magnificienf performances by the two main female characteras. Heartbreaking film. A real story about lies and laws that should never existed. I stand for Soraya and all women in this world that have to live under patriarchal oppression Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review rashid w A well made movie both subtle and brutal. Sheds a light on a great injustice without being preachy. Good filmmaking allows you to just focus on the story. Good performances and story makes it a great film but it's as much of an education as it is entertainment. Don't look away. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Heart rending movie about women's injustices in Iran. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member The movie shows the reality that is shoking. The detail, visualisation portrayed gives us the feeling of anger and helplessness. Well done. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review don s This drama based on a true story is a bit difficult to watch for us non-Islamics who don't understand that religion is still being used in these countries as a means to extricate men from the women who are holding them down and won't accept the hardships that would accompany a divorce (you know, like having a place to live and feeding the children, that kind of thing). Seeing these three men force another man to lie about having an affair with a woman who was nearly commanded by these same three men to take care of this widower set me ablaze. Then watching the stoning itself was just brutal. As getting the story out seems to have had little effect, one wonders about what it will take to stop this kind of human suffering and the indifference of the culture that still allows it. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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