In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
Genres:
Crime, Drama
Release:
June 2009
Production:
Mpower Pictures, Roadside Attractions, Prime Meridian Pctures, Fallen Films
Cast:
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Mozhan Navabi, Jim Caviezel, Navid Negahban, Ali Pourtash, David Diaan, Parviz Sayyad, Vida Ghahremani, Vachik Mangassarian, Maggie Parto, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Bita Sheibani, Yousef Shweihat, Sahar Bibiyan
Tags:
adultery, death penalty, sadism, persia, village, stoning, cowardice, double moral standard, rural area, iran, religious fundamentalism