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.

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

1991

Drama·Thriller

1h 56min

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Top Billed 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 Chaimian
Zoreh
Yossi Tabib
Reza
Amir Shmuel
Baba Hajji
Ya'ackov Banai
Aga Hakim
Dafna Armoni
Koran Teacher

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