Review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) by Clayton E — 23 Jun 2009
Great performance by Shohreh Aghdashloo, although there are some unanswered questions about how her character came to be the maverick she is.
The stoning is as graphic as the scourging scene in the Passion (Steve McEveety producing on both), but to less purpose here, I think.
No epiphanies really -- it has a moral (treating women badly is bad) but no theme ... nothing to be argued.
And I don't know what they want the audience to come away with -- except some general sense that the culture depicted needs to be deconstructed / exposed... but it raises all kinds of questions: Are ALL Muslims like this? Are all the abusive men one-dimensional and unsympathetic like the husband in this film?
It's a morality play of sorts.
This review of The Stoning of Soraya M. (2009) was written by Clayton E on 23 Jun 2009.
The Stoning of Soraya M. has generally received very positive reviews.
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