这可能是公共电视史上最具争议性的电影 - 一位年轻的沙特公主因“通奸”而被公开处决的故事。在1980年5月广播25周年之际，FRONTLINE推出了这部具有里程碑意义的电影的新版本，这是一部基于记者安东尼托马斯报道的真实事件纪录片。
It was perhaps the most controversial film in the history of public television -- the story of a young Saudi princess who was publicly executed for committing adultery. On the 25th anniversary of this May 1980 broadcast, FRONTLINE presents a new edition of this landmark film, a dramatized documentary based on the reporting of journalist Antony Thomas.

沙特阿拉伯严格实行伊斯兰教法，沙里亚法庭遍布全国各地．各种刑事犯罪仍按照古老的伊斯兰教法来惩处。1977年王室的一位公主(当时的哈立德国王的侄孙女米沙尔公主)与情人私奔，逃到机场被抓住，也照样按伊斯兰教法用乱石砸死。这件事曾轰动了当时的国际社会。
这件事被制作成纪录片于1980年搬上银幕。25年后，制片人Antony Thomas 根据他所搜集的大量资料，将这一事件重新搬上银幕。对当时的政治背景进行了深入的分析。

《可兰经》又称《古兰经》是伊斯兰教(Islam)的经典。世界上最具影响力的书籍之一。教徒被称为穆斯林(Muslim)。《可兰经》有30卷114 章。传为天使加百列突然向穆罕默德显现,要他去传扬造物的真主安拉之名,并多次向他显现.《可兰经》也就是穆罕默德所领受的启示的记录。
本片将使我们深入了解穆斯林世界历史与伊斯兰教的现状。
An examination of one of the most influential books in the world, the Koran, which guides the Muslim religion.
The Koran is one of the most ideologically influential texts in the world, with over a billion Muslims following its precepts. Yet within this singular religious community there are profound differences in attitudes about peace, violence, punishment, forgiveness, and the status of women.
This eye-opening film goes deep into the heart of the Muslim world to explore the history and current state of Islam. It also delves into the personal lives of its subjects, who range from ayatollahs and grand imams to simple farmers and women living in veiled seclusion; their relationship with this holy Book reveals a complex, beautiful and often contradictory guide for humanity.