A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man| Sahebjam| whose car breaks down in a remote village and enters into a conversation with Zahra| who relays to him the
story about her niece| Soraya| whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant had a tragic ending.
Rotten Plot: The Stoning of Soraya M. nearly transcends its deficiencies through the sheer strength of its subject material, but ultimately drowns out its message with an inappropriately heavy-handed approach.
A drama set in 1986 Iran and centered on a man, Sahebjam (Caviezel), whose car breaks down in a remote village and enters into a conversation with Zahra (Aghdashloo), who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya (Marnò), whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant had a tragic ending.