Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Age rating
- 18
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
The story
In 1986 Iran, Sahebjam, whose car breaks down in a remote village, enters into a conversation with Zahra, who relays to him the story about her niece, Soraya, whose arranged marriage to an abusive tyrant ended in tragedy.
- adultery
- death penalty
- sadism
- persia
- village
- stoning
- cowardice
- double moral standard
- based on true story
- rural area
The bill
- Ali Pourtash — Mullah
- David Diaan — Ebrahim
- Parviz Sayyad — Hashem
- Vida Ghahremani — Bita
- Vachik Mangassarian — Soraya's Father
- Maggie Parto — Vo
- Prasanna Puwanarajah — Revolutionary Guard
- Bita Sheibani — Leila
- Yousef Shweihat — Ringmaster
- Sahar Bibiyan — (voice)
- Directed
- Cyrus Nowrasteh
Production
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 · 266 ratings
- Studio
- Mpower Pictures, Roadside Attractions, Prime Meridian Pctures, Fallen Films
If this stayed with you
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