On October 15th, the film «The truth of Soraya M.», based on a true story lived by the Franco-Iranian journalist Freidokune Sahebjam.
The theme of this film still continues, unfortunately, the fateful death by stoning for adultery.
The protagonist is Jim Caviezel, known for playing Jesus in Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ."
I leave you with the synopsis:
Kapuyeh, Iran. Zahara is a woman with a secret that she cannot and does not want to keep. When the French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam fortuitously arrives in her village, she has the opportunity to reveal to him what the rest of the inhabitants try to hide from the world: the truth of Soraya M.
Soraya, a sweet and cheerful young woman, is the victim of a terrible conspiracy led by her husband, who accuses her of adultery. This fact is considered a crime by Sharia, the severe code of Islamic fundamentalism laws, which condemns with one of the most terrible sentences: stoning.
Moving through a minefield of intrigue, lies and deception, Soraya and Zahara try to prove their innocence in the face of an unjust legal system. But when all else fails, Zahara will risk everything to use the only weapon she has left: her brave and passionate voice that can reveal Soraya's story to a shocked world.