6.2 Score

1991 • 1h 56min • PG-13 • Thriller, Drama

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.

IMDb 6.5

RT 50%

MC 57

Director

Brian Gilbert

Writers

Betty Mahmoody

David W. Rintels

William Hoffer

Composer

Jerry Goldsmith

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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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Roshan Seth Houssein

Sarah Badel Nicole

Mony-Rey Ameh Bozorg

Georges Corraface Mohsen

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