Not Without My Daughter

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.

1991•1h 56m•6.7/10

DramaThriller

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🎬TMDb

6.7/10(324)

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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Production

Ufland, MGM-Pathé Communications, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Sally Field

Sally Field

Betty Mahmoody

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Moody

Sheila Rosenthal

Sheila Rosenthal

Mahtob

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Houssein

Sarah Badel

Sarah Badel

Nicole

Mony-Rey

Mony-Rey

Ameh Bozorg

Georges Corraface

Georges Corraface

Mohsen

Mary Nell Santacroce

Mary Nell Santacroce

Grandma

Ed Grady

Grandpa

Marc Gowan

Marc Gowan

Doctor

Bruce Evers

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

Dafna Armoni

Koran Teacher

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