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Not Without My Daughter

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Not Without My Daughter (1991)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:7

Rotten:7

Average Rating:4.9/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: The true story of Betty Mahmoody, an American housewife who was trapped with her daughter in Iran during a visit to her husband's family in 1984. Mahmoody's husband is an Iranian doctor, seemingly... The true story of Betty Mahmoody, an American housewife who was trapped with her daughter in Iran during a visit to her husband's family in 1984. Mahmoody's husband is an Iranian doctor, seemingly Americanized after twenty years in the United States. Back in his native country, however, and under the influence of his Muslim relatives, the doctor suddenly and wholeheartedly embraces the tenets of Islamic fundamentalism. He forces his wife to wear a veil, informs her that they are never returning to the United States and threatens to kill her when she tries to escape. Stripped of her rights and her American citizenship, Mahmoody finds herself a prisoner in an alien and hostile society and must risk her life to smuggle herself and her four-year-old daughter out of Iran. [More]

Starring: Sally Field, Alfred Molina, Shelia Rosenthal, George Corraface

Starring: Sally Field, Alfred Molina, Shelia Rosenthal, George Corraface

Director: Brian Gilbert

Director: Brian Gilbert

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Don Willmott
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Sally Field gives an emotionally-rich performance

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Surprisingly gripping, though somewhat xenophobic.

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