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By: NY Times Calls ‘The Stoning of Soraya M’ Film ‘Lurid Torture-Porn’ | Hi

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 00:17:05 +0000

[...] injustices committed against women in the Muslim world, like "The Stoning of Soraya M." Conservatives have embraced the movie, which might also provide a clue as to why Holden hates it. In calling it "lurid [...]

By: NY Times Calls ‘The Stoning of Soraya M’ Film ‘Lurid Torture-Porn’

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:59:28 +0000

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Two great-news items on the film front

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Two great-news items on the film front — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:01:01 +0000

[...] remarkable depiction of a horrific crime in Iran and the sequence of events that led up to it. I reviewed the film at the time, but it never got into the theaters. It wasn’t difficult to understand why; the [...]

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » What are the best conservative movies of the past 25 years?

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:49:02 +0000

[...] The best film you never saw: The Stoning of Soraya M (2008). Read my review here. Unfortunately, it’s never made it into wide release, but it should be required viewing for [...]

By: Chesler Chronicles » The Stoning of Soraya M in Iran: Not America’s Fault

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:17:51 +0000

[...] The Stoning of Soraya M which is now also a film which stars the great Iranian expatriate actress, Shohreh Aghdashloo. Sahebjam writes that in contemporary Iran, “being born female is both a capital crime and a [...]

By: The Stoning of Soraya M “the forcing of her two sons to abjure her and throw stones themselves” « Rosettasister’s Weblog

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:48:12 +0000

[...] UPDATE: Ed Morrissey reviews the film here. [...]

By: Cyrus Nowrasteh » Blog Archive » Film Review: The Stoning of Soraya M.

Cyrus Nowrasteh » Blog Archive » Film Review: The Stoning of Soraya M. — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:03:06 +0000

[...] http://hotair.com/archives/2008/09/12/film-review-the-stoning-of-soraya-m/ [...]

By: Chesler Chronicles » Hillary vs. Sarah, America vs. Iran, and the Film About Stonings in Iran That Ahmadinejad Needs To See

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:33:51 +0000

[...] Sahebjam’s jewel of a book, The Stoning of Soraya M. The great Iranian ex-patriate actress, Shohreh Aghdashloo, stars in it; reason enough to see [...]

By: Iran: Mullah’s go apes#*t over film that shows women being stoned to death » Winds Of Jihad

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:53:14 +0000

[...] film, entitled ‘The Stoning of Soraya M.’ by Iranian-American director Sirous Norasteh, was shown at the festival which ended last [...]

By: The current scene « Full Metal Cynic

The current scene « Full Metal Cynic — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:35:06 +0000

[...] •The Stoning. I read about this film a while ago. The full title is The Stoning of Soraya M. The film is due soon in theaters, based on the book by Freidoune Sahebjam. There’s an overview of it here. [...]

By: Tzetzes

Tzetzes — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:26:56 +0000

P.S. On a lighter note, Offside looks quite good, about Persian women who try to sneak into an international soccer match. I've just checked it out from the library, so can't give a verdict yet, but you can see the trailer here.

By: Tzetzes

Tzetzes — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:18:32 +0000

Poignantly similar to “Kite Runner”, only non-fiction. I can’t wait to see it. lionheart on September 12, 2008 at 7:08 AM

Kite Runner was excellent and I found it extremely moving (especially the last half dozen or so words). This film however reminds me more of the equally excellent Osama: the first Afghan film made after the Taliban's fall, about a little girl who has to dress up as a boy, calling herself Osama, so that she can go out and work for her widowed mother and grandmother. She ("he") is then rounded up and put into a training-camp for junior jidhadists, trying to keep secret the fact that she's a girl during the regime of a misogynistic theocracy. Highly recommended; watch the trailer and put it on your shortlist!

By: moxie_neanderthal

moxie_neanderthal — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:21:47 +0000

Stonings are also available on LiveLeak. I watched a stoning video and it left a mark. Besides the false charges and terror it induces on its potential victims, it is simply a massively brutal way of killing. It is specifically designed to create a mob mentality, prolong suffering and dehumanize the victim (wrapped in a sheet so their face is unseen) and immobilized as they are buried up to their waste. The rocks are large enough to break bones but not so large as to kill outright.

It is sort of like a beheading video. The most ghastly thing you’ve ever seen and communicates on a visceral level the inhumanity and savagery of the people who are able to engage in this sort of horrific behavior.

We should applaud any effort that can be brought to shine on this barbarity. Thanks Ed for doing your part to up the wattage.

By: WeatherOutpost12

WeatherOutpost12 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:59:57 +0000

[...] “voices of women do not matter here” “this is one film that will not appear quietly and disappear without notice.” Film Review: Hotair.com/The Stoning of Soraya M. [...]

By: An Inconvenient Wife « Dolce Domum

An Inconvenient Wife « Dolce Domum — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:23:36 +0000

[...] 12, 2008 by jeffwalker Ed Morrissey’s review of a movie that is important, yet probably heartbreaking to watch. You can also watch the movie [...]

By: Hunt035

Hunt035 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:22:34 +0000

I watched the trailer. This makes me very, very sad

By: maynila

maynila — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:43:11 +0000

Islam is hijacked —- by liberal Muslims.
In this PC world, it is very hard to speak the obvious.
While the intelligensia continue to smear Christian fundamentalists, they have their tails in between their legs when describing Islamic fascists.

By: Professor Blather

Professor Blather — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:24:59 +0000

Kudos for your bravery, Ed. I couldn’t sit through that film. I know I couldn’t. I had serious trouble making through the history channel 9/11 special last night.

I can handle Iraq or Afghanistan with a weapon nearby. But I’m not sure I can handle a movie like this. Or want to try.

I know their barbarism. As much as I need to. But I appreciate you taking a bullet for me.

By: Count to 10

Count to 10 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:42:55 +0000

This is exactly the kind of film I don’t watch, because of the danger of doing inadvertent property damage.
Ever see the old “B” movie “Nightfall”? There is a seen where a woman has her eyes ceremonially plucked out by two birds of prey. I came this close to breaking the arm off chair I was sitting in.

By: Johan Klaus

Johan Klaus — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:28:36 +0000

The religion of perpetual outrage.

By: moc23

moc23 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:11:33 +0000

Yeah, I get it, I don’t think I need to see this film.

By: Maxx

Maxx — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 13:40:08 +0000

And feminist in western countries think they are deeply oppressed by Christianity because they can’t have abortion on demand.

By: pannw

pannw — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:56:21 +0000

Call me a coward, because I am, but I don’t think I can see this film. I’m crying right now, just reading about it. I thank God that I live in the United States of America, more right now than usual, and I’m always grateful for it. I will buy tickets, though, to support the movie makers and message. /admitting cowardice.

I saw the commercial for An American Carol. I look forward to supporting that one. These days, it doesn’t take a lot to satisfy my comedy needs, since most of the crap Hollywood puts out as funny isn’t at all. Low expectations prevent high levels of disappointment.

By: Rogue Traveler

Rogue Traveler — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:54:08 +0000

The trailer to the movie is pretty powerful. I'll be going opening night.

By: Rogue Traveler

Rogue Traveler — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:51:23 +0000

canopfor on September 12, 2008 at 7:21 AM

C’mon. You’re not allowed to mock religion. Unless it’s Christian. Then you can mock until your throat is dry.