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The Stoning of Soraya M.

When a deadly conspiracy became a shameful cover-up One witness refused to be silent

Rating 7.7 / 10Release June 26, 2009Runtime 114 min

In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.

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