
Not Without My Daughter
PG-13“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.”
1991·116 min·Released
Studio: MGM-Pathé Communications, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Ufland
6.7TMDb
6.5IMDb
50%RT
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Theatrical Jan 11, 1991
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USA · English · USA
Overview
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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Crew
DirectorBrian Gilbert
WriterDavid W. Rintels
Cast

Sally Field
Betty Mahmoody

Alfred Molina
Moody

Sheila Rosenthal
Mahtob

Roshan Seth
Houssein

Sarah Badel
Nicole

Mony-Rey
Ameh Bozorg

Georges Corraface
Mohsen

Mary Nell Santacroce
Grandma
Ed Grady
Grandpa

Marc Gowan
Doctor

Bruce Evers
Doctor
Jonathan Cherchi
Mammal
Soudabeh Farrokhnia
Nasserine
Michael Morim
Zia
Gili Ben Ozilio
Fereshte
Racheli Chaimyan-Shitrit
Zoreh
Yossi Tabib
Reza
Amir Shmuel
Baba Hajji

Ya'ackov Banai
Aga Hakim

Dafna Armoni
Koran Teacher
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Keywords
daughterescapepersiamarried coupleviolent husbandislambased on true storytravel
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Revenue
$15M
TMDb Votes
334
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