The Stoning of Soraya M.

Based on the 1994 book of the same name by the late French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam, which was banned in Iran, The Stoning of Soraya M. introduces us to Zahra, a courageous Iranian woman with a terrible secret. When a journalist is temporarily stranded in her village, Zahra risks her life to relate the shocking events that led to the 'legalized' murder of her niece, Soraya, falsely accused of adultery by a husband who wished to be rid of her in order to marry a 14 year-old girl. The penalty for such a crime is death by stoning - a barbaric practice condoned by Sharia law, that still prevails in some parts of the world. (Accent Film Entertainment)