Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) by Sonja B — 14 Apr 2010

An important movie for all four sides of this world... Painful and honest story...

This review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) was written by Sonja B on 14 Apr 2010.

The Stoning of Soraya M. has generally received very positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Stoning of Soraya M.

Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

By Leann S (1) on 20 Nov 2015

Very difficult to watch. Women should never be treated like that…

Read Review

Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

By Brittney G (29) on 03 Mar 2013

This movie portrays a moment in1986 in an area of the world able to uphold the social graces of the Old Testament era…

Read Review

Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

By Lucky R (31) on 03 Mar 2013

This movie portrays a moment in1986 in an area of the world able to uphold the social graces of the Old Testament era…

Read Review

Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

By Babba (1) on 25 Oct 2014

I found this movie emotionally extremely powerful in the sense that although I am quite a stoic person, I could feel the fear Soraya and her…

Read Review

Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

By Ace O (3) on 31 Jul 2017

Loved it. Not sure how a true story of this topic can be anything but heavy-handed. It's compelling and the sets are beautiful…

Read Review

Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

By Scott R (2,451) on 18 Dec 2012

Heart renching, but definitely worth watching…

Read Review

Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

By Erin K (290) on 15 Sep 2012

Powerful performance and horrifying imagery of real ritual performed in Islamic countries…

Read Review

Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

By Cliff Doerksen (83) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 15 Oct 2012

Based on a French true-crime best seller, this gory, ham-fisted hybrid of social-issue picture and horror film exerts a crude but undeniable power…

Read Review

Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

By Jan Stuart (404) for Washington Post (9,851) on 15 Jun 2013

Iranian American director Cyrus Nowrasteh, co-writing with wife Betsy Giffen Nowrasteh, has amplified the basic elements of Suraya's story…

Read Review

Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009)

By Christian C (931) on 29 Mar 2013

Anyone interested in what goes on in religio-fascist cultures should see this horrifying and moving film about a woman tortured and ostracized…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of I Love You to Death (1990)

By Richard Corliss (1,032) for Time (1,811) on 25 Jul 2016

I Love You to Death lacks the precision, ferocity and guts needed for black farce…

Read Review

Review of The Queen (2006)

By Howardhughes (1) on 14 Oct 2006

Horrible. No other word can describe this movie…

Read Review

Review of Anna and the King (1999)

By The Critic ( (601) on 07 Apr 2012

A far departure from previous incarnations, this one focuses on Louis, the Prince, and an irritating monkey…

Read Review

Review of Sommersby (1993)

By J K (1,547) on 15 Apr 2007

A horrible chick flick disguised as a western…

Read Review

Review of Heavenly Creatures (1994)

By Carlos R (1,175) on 14 Sep 2010

This film has little enough charm: it's overlong, character development is replaced by screaming and girning…

Read Review

Review of Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

By Garyl. (2) on 02 Feb 2007

Clint Eastwood somehow over looked the fact that From the invasion of China in 1937 to the end of World War II, the Japanese military regime…

Read Review

Review of First Blood (1982)

By Klay F (59) on 14 Apr 2010

Well ... I have a brother so I had to see this kind of movies in my childhood lol…

Read Review

Review of The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)

By Hassan (5) on 16 Dec 2006

Just the same boring scene repeated over and over. We all know how it's going to end so why not explain the characters…

Read Review

Review of Little Children (2006)

By Michaeldn (28) on 21 Dec 2012

The subplots are unbelievably generic, and not even done in an original way…

Read Review

Review of 23 (1998)

By Boyd J (17) on 24 Jul 2007

Horrible film…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

The Voyeurs

2021

58%19 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

John Wick: Chapter 4

2023

78%170 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

2021

66%228 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

The Invitation

2022

47%33 Reviews

Top Gun: Maverick

2022

82%272 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

The Stoning of Soraya M.

2009

75%479 Reviews

Little Ashes

2008

58%335 Reviews

The Toxic Avenger

1984

60%541 Reviews

All the Right Moves

1983

47%131 Reviews

Sanctum

2011

49%640 Reviews

A Family Man

2016

54%57 Reviews

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

2015

69%1,020 Reviews

The Shrine

2010

61%126 Reviews

Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who

2007

81%38 Reviews

Oh, God!

1977

64%107 Reviews