The Stoning of Soraya M.

I just watched Steve McEveety being interviewed by Raymond Arroyo on The World Over this morning. They were discussing about a movie he produced that is receiving a lot of positive reviews. It is entitled, "The Stoning of Soraya M.," and it is about a woman named Zahra who talks to a journalist about the heart-rending tale of her niece, Soraya and the cruel circumstances surrounding her death the day before. Soraya, the condemned woman, was innocent of the charges of adultery brought against her by her husband to get rid of her so he could marry a 14 year old girl.

It is a very powerful movie that tackles the precarious situation of women in the muslim world, the abuse of authority, the misuse of religion and the lack of respect for human rights. The movie was 2nd runner-up to Slumdog Millionaire in last year's Toronto International Film Festival and will open in select theatres on June 26.

The film is directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and stars Shohreh Aghdashloo (Zahra), Mozhan Marno (Soraya), Navid Negahban (Ali), David Diaan (Ebrahim), Parviz Sayyad (Hashem) and Jim Caviezel (Freidoune Sahebjam).

I really hope I could watch this film at least on DVD.