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The Stoning of Soraya M. (Persian: .سنگسار ثريا م, romanized: Sangsār-e Sorayā M.) is a 2009 Persian-language American drama film adapted from French-Iranian journalist Freidoune Sahebjam's 1990 book La Femme Lapidée.
Mozhan Marno played the title role in the 2008 film The Stoning of Soraya M., about a woman whose husband falsely accuses her of adultery, resulting in her death by stoning. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In addition she has had roles in a number of television series including The Paul Reiser Show , The Glades , Hung , The Mentalist , Bones , The Unit , Medium ...
Negahban also had two collaborations with another Iranian-American actress, Mozhan Marnò, in the TV series The Unit [5] and the movie The Stoning of Soraya M., where he plays the husband of Soraya (Marnò). In 2008, Negahban voiced and provided his likeness to the character Dr. Challus Mercer in the survival horror game Dead Space. [3]
[3] It is the second collaboration between Nowrasteh and Caviezel, following The Stoning of Soraya M. (2008). [4] Both films deal with corruption and human rights abuses by the Iranian regime, and center on foreign journalists (played by Caviezel) whose rights are infringed upon and violated by the Iranian antagonists. [5]
Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani (Persian: سکینه محمدی آشتیانی; born 1967) is an Iranian woman convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and adultery.She gained international notoriety for originally being sentenced to death by stoning for her crimes.
Shaun Toub (born February 15, 1958) [2] is an American actor. He has played the character Yinsen in Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 3 (2013); Farhad in Crash (2004); Rahim Khan in The Kite Runner (2007); Majid Javadi in the Showtime television series Homeland; and Faraz Kamali in the Apple TV+ Israeli series Tehran (2020).
Santouri (known as The Music Man; Persian: سنتوری, also Romanized as Santoori) with the previous name of Ali Santouri is a 2007 Iranian musical drama film directed by Dariush Mehrjui dealing with the life of a santour player named Ali Bolourchi. The film's title, "Santouri" refers to one who can play the santour instrument
Amirghassemi was born on September 19, 1965, in Tehran. At the age of 13, he left Iran and emigrated to the United Kingdom, residing there for a short period of time. In 1978, he moved to the United States and started studying at Mira Mesa Senior High School in San Diego, California. At the age of 13, he won best playwriter in Tehran and was ...