At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2009 CE · 1430 AH†
- Countries
- US · IR
- Languages
- fa (original) · en (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- The Stoning of Soraya M.رجم ثریّا مرجم ثريا م
Reception
- Award. Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"The Stoning of Soraya M." is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 2009, produced in the United States and Iran, directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. Its leading performers include Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Marnò, Jim Caviezel, None and None. An American–Iranian film about the story of Soraya Manutchehri, wrongly accused of adultery and stoned in an Iranian village, based on a book by the journalist Freidoune Sahebjam. 1 2
Context and reception
Among the awards and honours recorded for it: Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture. 1
Connections
- Features
- Shohreh Aghdashloo· Mozhan Marnò· Jim Caviezel· Parviz Sayyad· Vida Ghahremani· Navid Negahban· David Diaan· Ali Pourtash
- Directed by
- Cyrus Nowrasteh
- Written by
- Cyrus Nowrasteh· Freidoune Sahebjam
People and things also explored
Shohreh Aghdashloo· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Ahl al-Kitab (the People of the Book, their status, and the rules on marriage, food, covenant and dealings)· The Arab woman and the international conventions· Family businesses· The woman left unmarried (anus) and the rules on her consent and maintenance· Maleness (dhukura) as a condition in the rulings
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Stoning of Soraya M.”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/rajm-surya-m-2009/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.