Salt + Light Media Home
Salt + Light Media Menu
Salt + Light Media Home
Magnifying Glass
coverPhoto
Premium content

Asset title

Asset description

Some stories must be told...

Deacon Pedro

Thursday, July 16, 2009

stoningofs...and that is one of the powers of media - I'm thinking of film specifically. I want to let you know about a wonderful new film by MPower Pictures that's coming out here in Canada this weekend: The Stoning of Soraya M. The film is about a woman who is accused of adultery in Iran and is based on a true story and adapted from the novel of the same name, by French-Iranian author Freidoune Sahebjam.
The Stoning stars Passion of the Christ actor, Jim Caviezel. It premiered last year at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it was the runner-up for the Audience Choice Award and was the second runner-up for the Cadillac People's Choice Award.
The film deals with a reality that many still face in many countries. Zahra (wonderfully played by Shohreh Aghdashloo, who played Elizabeth in The Nativity Story), must tell a foreign journalist about the horrible fate of her niece, Soraya (Mozhan Marnò), and the circumstances of her death the day before. Her story exposes the dark power of mob rule, uncivil law, and the lack of rights for women.
In a recent interview on Catholic Focus: Making Movies that Count, with producer Steve McAveety, we spoke about the film. In Steve's words, "the film is very much about good and evil." In the words of Zahra, their town was "visited by the devil himself."
Here are the upcoming release dates of The Stoning of Soraya M in Canada:
  • July 17 (this Friday!) in Toronto at Alliance Cumberland Cinemas and Cineplex Sheppard Centre Grande
  • July 24 in Montreal at AMC Forum 22
  • July 31st in Vancouver at Cinemark Tinseltown.
For more information on the film, resources and about the plight that many women face around the world, visit http://www.stoningparable.com/index.cfm
Some stories must be told... and some stories must be heard.
Categories:


Related Articles:

Tag: 柯蒂美澤德修士

介紹聖人及觀賞電影:柯蒂美‧澤德修士

Monday, October 3, 2022

鹽與光

普世教會將於2022年10月9日迎來兩位新聖人,其中一位就是慈幼會會士真福澤德(Artemide Zatti),讓我們一起認識柯蒂美‧澤德修士(Artemide Zatti)。《鹽與光》將於10月9日,東岸中午12時,西岸上午9時,中港台澳晚上12時,電視及網上英語播放封聖大典。

SUPPORT LABEL

Receive our newsletters
Stay Connected
Receive our newsletters
Stay Connected
Copyright © 2025 Salt and Light Catholic Media Foundation
Registered Charity # 88523 6000 RR0001
FR | CH