Not Without My Daughter is a 1991 film depicting the real life escape of American citizen Betty Mahmoody and her daughter from her husband in Iran. It was filmed in the United States and Israel and the main characters are played by Sally Field and Alfred Molina. Sheila Rosenthal and Roshan Seth also co-star as Mahtob Mahmoody and Houssein the smuggler, respectively.
In 1984, Betty Mahmoody's husband took his wife and daughter to meet his family i...
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Not Without My Daughter is a 1991 film depicting the real life escape of American citizen Betty Mahmoody and her daughter from her husband in Iran. It was filmed in the United States and Israel and the main characters are played by Sally Field and Alfred Molina. Sheila Rosenthal and Roshan Seth also co-star as Mahtob Mahmoody and Houssein the smuggler, respectively.
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.
The movie was based on a book with the same title, written by Betty Mahmoody and William Hoffer and based on Betty's version of events. The screenplay was written by John W. Winters. It was directed by Brian Gilbert and filmed at GG Studios, Neve Ilan, Israel and in Atlanta, Georgia.\
A recently fired Iranian doctor (Moody) travels from his now hometown of the US with his US bred wife (Betty) and daughter (Mahtob). Once there Moody decides he wants...
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