"The Stoning of Soraya M." Opens today!

[Captain_Nemo]

This Friday night, a ground-breaking, critically acclaimed film opens in select theaters, The Stoning of Soraya M.

It is based on a true story, about an Iranian village's persecution of an innocent woman as she is falsely accused of a crime under Shari'a law. The importance of this movie is that it clearly illustrates how the people of Iran are suppressed, the lack of human and women's rights, and why the people of Iran are demonstrating in the street

This will have a positive impact for the Iranian people when the world will finally understand the oppression of the current regime. It is a MUST-SEE for anyone who cares about a free, democratic Iran, bringing an end to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and supporting women's rights, human rights, period.

[csziggy]

1. K&R

[Bicoastal]

2. Terrible reviews.

I'm skippin' it.

[Captain_Nemo]

3. Please see this film. It is a very important film about the persecution of women

I just saw it. Very powerful.


http://www.worldmag.com/articles/15561

Few films experience as timely a debut as The Stoning of Soraya M. is set to make on June 26. While women in Iran are protesting the suspect election of a president whose policies have been particularly oppressive to them, the true story of a woman who was wrongly put to death by Islamic officials in the 1980s seems especially relevant."

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"McEveety believes that while it's easy for Westerners to think that corruption and mob rule only happen in foreign countries, we are all subject to the same weaknesses. "I hope people are outraged and that stoning will be banned internationally," he said. "I hope it sparks a discussion about honor killings, which are far more prevalent and happening all over the world. But I especially hope that every individual that sees it looks at their own lives and recognizes their own experience committing violence or witnessing violence and doing nothing. We're all guilty of sin yet we think of ourselves as good people. And probably most of the people in that village thought of themselves as good people.""