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Not Without My Daughter (Jamais sans ma fille)
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In this docudrama based on true events, a mid-'80s Michigan housewife finds her life turned upside down when a vacation to Tehran with her Iranian husband turns into virtual imprisonment for her and her young daughter. Betty Mahmoody (Sally Field) is reluctant to visit the wartorn homeland of her doctor husband, Moody (Alfred Molina). But, depressed about the racism of the American medical establishment and pining for contact with his family, Moody convinces her to join him for a two-week jaunt. The Islamic fundamentalism and strange customs of Iran bewilder and frighten Betty and her daughter, Mahtob (Sheila Rosenthal). But nothing prepares her for Moody's announcement that the family will be remaining in Tehran indefinitely. Despite beatings and more pervasive psychological control from her husband and his relatives, Betty makes it to the Swiss embassy (there is no American ambassador at the time). There, she learns that as the wife of an Iranian, she is now automatically considered a citizen and that she has absolutely no parental rights over Mahtob in this country. Betty then endures several years as a virtual prisoner, escaping only with the help of Westernized Iranian friends. Based on the book by the real-life Mahmoody and William Hoffer, Not Without My Daughter was coincidentally released during the long build-up to 1991's Gulf War.
In this docudrama based on true events, a mid-'80s Michigan housewife finds her life turned upside down when a vacation to Tehran with her Iranian husband turns into virtual imprisonment for her and her young daughter. Betty Mahmoody (Sally Field) is reluctant to visit the wartorn homeland of her doctor husband, Moody (Alfred Molina). But, depressed about the racism of the American medical establishment and pining for contact with his family, Moody convinces her to join him for a two-week jaunt. The Islamic fundamentalism and strange customs of Iran bewilder and frighten Betty and her daughter, Mahtob (Sheila Rosenthal). But nothing prepares her for Moody's announcement that the family will be remaining in Tehran indefinitely. Despite beatings and more pervasive psychological control from her husband and his relatives, Betty makes it to the Swiss embassy (there is no American ambassador at the time). There, she learns that as the wife of an Iranian, she is now automatically considered a citizen and that she has absolutely no parental rights over Mahtob in this country. Betty then endures several years as a virtual prisoner, escaping only with the help of Westernized Iranian friends. Based on the book by the real-life Mahmoody and William Hoffer, Not Without My Daughter was coincidentally released during the long build-up to 1991's Gulf War.
Actors:
Georges Corraface,
Racheli Chaimian,
Ed Grady,
Dafna Armoni,
Sheila Rosenthal,
Bruce Evers,
Sarah Badel,
Yossi Tabib,
Alfred Molina,
Mony Rey,
Soudabeh Farrokhnia,
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Georges Corraface
7 December 1952, Paris, France
Racheli Chaimian
Ed Grady
31 August 1923, Kinston, North Carolina, USA
Dafna Armoni
March 13, 1956 in Israel
Sheila Rosenthal
Bruce Evers
Sarah Badel
30 March 1943, London, England, UK
Yossi Tabib
Alfred Molina
24 May 1953, London, England, UK
Mony Rey
Soudabeh Farrokhnia
Director:
Brian Gilbert
Country:
United States
Keywords:
#Alfred Molina #Brian Gilbert #Jamais sans ma fille #Jamais sans ma fille (1991) #Not Without My Daughter (Jamais sans ma fille) #Roshan Seth #Sally Field #Sheila Rosenthal
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