The Stoning of Soraya M.

A powerful and important story gets a shameful treatment in the hands of Iranian-American writer and director Cyrus Nowrasteh. The story about the stoning of an innocent woman who's accused of adultery by her husband because he wants a younger wife. The savage practice of stoning that's still happening in most Islamic countries including Iran where the film is set. This important story should have been treated with extreme care like "Schindler's List" without losing its impact, so it could have been shown in those countries where it matters. Instead Nowrasteh opts for one cliché after another that's infuriating and disturbing including the false Hollywood happy ending. The film also fails in tone besides the ridiculous overacting of Navid Negahban and Shohreh Aghdashloo which the film serves as a starring vehicle than getting the story right. No reason whatsoever for a sleazy looking James Caviezel to appear in a cameo with a fake nose. Only Mozhan Marnò as Soraya gets it right but can't save a film with too many wrongs. YRCinema's coverage of films on DVD.