The Stoning of Soraya M.
Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment | Release Date: June 26, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
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Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
The last thing I want to do is represent The Stoning of Soraya M. as entertainment, summer or otherwise. This is classic tragedy in semimodern dress that means to horrify, and does so more successfully than any film in recent memory. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
As with so many message movies, this one trades ­nuance for naked outrage. The filmmakers'heartfelt intent is admirable, but right now they’re competing with a more compellingly told reality. Read full review
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Village VoiceVadim Rizov
This is basically self-congratulatory fare for people who feel more "politically conscious" when reminded that women in the Islamic world can have it rough. Right now, you're better off just watching the news. Read full review
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Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Director Nowrasteh seems to think the only way to save lives is to sensationalize death. You could trek to the theater and have this movie whack you upside the head. You could also just mail a check for $10 to the human rights group of your choice. Read full review
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New York PostV.A. Musetto
It also gives another black eye to Iranian fundamentalists. It is most unfortunate, then, that the film isn't better. Read full review
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Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
A slow, inexorable slog to the titular event -- a public execution so inconceivably violent and brutal the movie practically dares you not to look away. Read full review
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
Though The Stoning of Soraya M.'s heart is in the right place, its head is lost in storm clouds of anger. Read full review
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Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
The film oddly mirrors "The Passion of the Christ," as a show trial leads inexorably toward an almost sadistically filmed public execution (it doesn't hurt that Jim Caviezel plays the reporter). Like that movie, it gets its point across with all the subtlety, sorry to say, of a rock upside the head. Read full review
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The New York TimesStephen Holden
Thoroughly blurs the line between high-minded outrage and lurid torture-porn. Read full review
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