In 1984, Betty Mahmoody's husband took his wife and daughter to meet his family in Iran. He swore they would be safe. They would be happy. They would be free to leave. He lied.
An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Apr 20217/10
_**American mother & daughter ‘imprisoned’ in an alien culture of a strict Muslim country**_ In 1984, an Iranian doctor in Michigan (Alfred Molina) insists on visiting his family back home after ten years and insists that his wife (Sally Field) & daughter come along for a 2-week trip. They are horrified to discover that the doctor has no intention of going back to America and holds them hostage in Tehran with his family, abusing the wife. To make matters worse, Iran was at war with Iraq at the time and bombing raids on Tehran were not uncommon. Can they make it back alive? "Not Without My Daughter" (1991) is based on Betty Mahmoody's real-life account of the same name, co-written by William Hoffer and published in 1987. The movie reminded me of “Midnight Express” (1978), which is interesting since Hoffer also co-authored the book that movie was based on, published in 1977. Both stories are about Americans trapped in Muslim nations. Everyone knows Turkey isn’t so religiously strict, but Billy Hayes in “Midnight Express” was stuck in prison there and it was a harrowing experience (read the book as it’s naturally more factual than the movie). Betty wasn’t in prison in Iran yet she was
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Cast
- Sally FieldBetty Mahmoody
- Alfred MolinaMoody
- Sheila RosenthalMahtob
- Roshan SethHoussein
- Sarah BadelNicole
- Mony-ReyAmeh Bozorg
- Georges CorrafaceMohsen
- Mary Nell SantacroceGrandma
- Ed GradyGrandpa
- Marc GowanDoctor
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- Brian GilbertDirector
- David W. RintelsScreenplay
- Betty MahmoodyNovel
- William HofferNovel
- Peter HannanDirector of Photography
- Jerry GoldsmithOriginal Music Composer
- Ofer BedarshiEditor
- Terry RawlingsEditor
- Harry J. UflandProducer
- Mary Jane UflandProducer
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