Not Without My Daughter

“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.”

6.9/ 10 375 votes 1991-01-11 1h 56m 5 popularity

An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.

Director: Brian Gilbert

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Revenue

$15M

Cast

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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

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