7.4
“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.”
Not Without My Daughter (1991)
January 11, 19911h 56mEN
6.7
334 votes
Overview
An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.
Director
Brian GilbertWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
Persian
Budget
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Revenue
$14.8M
Production Companies
UflandMGM-Pathé CommunicationsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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7.0_**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 W…
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