ada
the leading man is my tpye
ScoobyMint
Disappointment for a huge fan!
Humaira Grant
It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Michael Ledo
The movie starts out with Soraya M. already dead. Her aunt is cleansing her bones in the river for burial. A stranger comes to town who is a French Journalist who speaks Arabic. He is desperate to get out of Iran under the recent takeover of the Ayatollah. His car has broken down and a woman , Zahra, Soraya's aunt, confronts when with a graphic tale on how the men of the village misused Sharia law to stone Soraya M. to death. She even was able to tell him about things that happened in private conversations in which she wasn't present. (Makes for a better drama by filling in those gaps.) Soraya is wrongfully accused of adultery by her husband who coerces another man to be his witness.Several things are brought out in this movie. One is that women lived better under the Shah dictatorship than Sharia law. The elders of the community have invoked Sharia law because it appears to be the wish of the Ayatollah and Allah, and it is convenient for them.
The movie is an emotional roller coaster. The stoning scene is graphic and is done that way for a reason: to show you how barbaric it is. It is an emotional tear jerker that will leave you both angry and sad.
English subtitles.
sagar raj
This is one movie that everyone should watch. Not to be entertained, but to become a more considerate individual. Though rather depressing, it has the potential to stir the right feelings in you. I am sure you will end up a better person just for having watched the movie. The movie deals with the cruelty and injustice meted out to the lead character in particular and to women in general, in a typical male dominated society. This will get you thinking on why women rights are important, why must we work toward an equitable society.So my advice is go watch this movie. And then take out sometime to think. We are the architects of tomorrow. Lets make it worthwhile.
meh_baronet
almost the worst movie I've seen in ages! not talking about the poor atmosphere and poor acting which are ridiculously trying to show black/white characters,but also this movie lacks reason. as a lawyer who has master degree in criminal law,I should say real stoning has almost no similarity with what we see in this movie.of course I'm against this humiliating punishment,but it doesn't mean I approve all of the lies in this movie about Islamic rules. just as a little example,in the movie it's said Soraya should bring 4 witnesses in order to prove her innocence!blah blah!in Iran like any other place I know,it's to the complainant (and in criminal cases the court also) to prove somebody's guiltiness. just an advice to the director:just research before making a movie about a subject.that's what every professional director does.refer to article 63 to 97 of the Islamic punishment code of Iran.it's even available online! the weakness points of this movie are almost uncountable!did you notice all of the men are bad?you can't at least find one good man there.on the other hand Soraya is flawless in this ugly world and Zahra(Shohreh Aghdashloo who has played her weakest role ever) is the brave woman who's trying to help her.what's the point of all of these feminism? I almost forgot to say:in some scenes I couldn't stop laughing when I heard Soraya speaking Persian with English accent about the very obvious goals of the movie which were supposed to impress the audience!
kiran-sh
Once again Iran movies have made me feel that they are the best in the world. I have seen lot of Painful movies like this one but only this one got tears in my eyes. The performance is outstanding how you will react when you know that you will dying in one hour.In a simple word i can say that they have showed what happens in today's world a death of innocence.Yes if you liked Passion of Christ then you will like this more then that.Must watch
