Shohreh Aghdashloo is starring in a new Hollywood film called The Stoning of Soraya M, about a woman falsely accused of adultery in an Iranian village in 1986. The movie is directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh and is based on a 1990 book by the European-based Iranian journalist Feridoun Sahebjam.

The film stars Aghdashloo and American actor James Caviezel, best known for his role as Jesus in The Passion of the Christ. The book, published first in France and then four years later in North America, stirred much controversy. Some questioned if stoning in Iran was as pervasive as Sahebjam claimed. Others cited the lack of verifiable facts in the story of Soraya.

Aghdashloo has had notiable roles in Grey's Anatomy, 24, ER, The Nativity Story, and X-Men 3.

Source: Payvand News