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Not Without My Daughter

  • 1991
  • PG-13
  • 1h 56m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
16K
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Sally Field and Sheila Rosenthal in Not Without My Daughter (1991)
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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An American woman trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutal husband must find a way for her and her daughter to escape.An American woman trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutal husband must find a way for her and her daughter to escape.An American woman trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutal husband must find a way for her and her daughter to escape.

  • Director
    • Brian Gilbert
  • Writers
    • Betty Mahmoody
    • William Hoffer
    • David W. Rintels
  • Stars
    • Sally Field
    • Alfred Molina
    • Sheila Rosenthal
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brian Gilbert
    • Writers
      • Betty Mahmoody
      • William Hoffer
      • David W. Rintels
    • Stars
      • Sally Field
      • Alfred Molina
      • Sheila Rosenthal
    • 148User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
    • 57Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Photos19

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    Top cast28

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    Sally Field
    Sally Field
    • Betty Mahmoody
    Alfred Molina
    Alfred Molina
    • Moody
    Sheila Rosenthal
    • Mahtob
    Roshan Seth
    Roshan Seth
    • Houssein
    Sarah Badel
    Sarah Badel
    • Nicole
    Mony Rey
    • Ameh Bozorg
    Georges Corraface
    Georges Corraface
    • Mohsen
    Mary Nell Santacroce
    • Grandma
    Ed Grady
    Ed Grady
    • Grandpa
    Marc Gowan
    Marc Gowan
    • Doctor
    Bruce Evers
    • Doctor
    Jonathan Cherchi
    • Mammal
    Soudabeh Neeya
    • Nasserine
    • (as Soudabeh Farrokhnia)
    Michael Morim
    • Zia
    Gili Ben-Ozilio
    Gili Ben-Ozilio
    • Fereshte
    Racheli Chaimian
    • Zoreh
    Yossi Tabib
    • Reza
    Amir Shmuel
    • Baba Hajji
    • Director
      • Brian Gilbert
    • Writers
      • Betty Mahmoody
      • William Hoffer
      • David W. Rintels
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Alfred Molina hated the fact that he had to hit Sally Field.
    • Goofs
      At the U. S. Embassy in Ankara, two Marine Security Guards in Service Uniforms are shown standing outside an entrance to the compound. In reality, they would be posted within the compound walls, in Utility Uniforms, for their safety and the safety of the American staff inside the Embassy. Turkish security personnel, employed by the Embassy, would handle security outside the walls, under the supervision and direction of the Marine Security Guards and the Regional Security Officer, a State Department senior Embassy official.
    • Quotes

      Moody: I don't know how to say this to you. We're not going back. We're staying here.

      Betty Mahmoody: [pauses] What do you mean? How long?

      Moody: I want to get a job here in a hospital.

      Betty Mahmoody: What?

      Moody: I want us... to live in Iran.

      Betty Mahmoody: [softly] No... No...

      Moody: There's nothing for me in America.

      Betty Mahmoody: No... What? Are you crazy? We're Americans. Your daughter's an American! Moody, honey, you're upset about your job. I understand that. We're going to go back today and we're going to fix it.

      Moody: I want Mahtob to grow up here.

      Betty Mahmoody: [increasingly angry] No!

      Moody: I think she should become a Muslim!

      Betty Mahmoody: [screams] No! No!

      [pauses]

      Betty Mahmoody: You lied to me. You lied to me! You held the Koran and you swore to me that nothing was going happen. You were planning this all the time. You lied to me!

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Once Around/Men of Respect/Flight of the Intruder/White Fang/Not Without My Daughter (1991)
    • Soundtracks
      Happy Birthday to You
      Written by Mildred J. Hill & Patty S. Hill
      Published by Warner/Chappell Music

    User reviews148

    Featured review

    This Movie

    I have seen this movie a few times and in my opinion, I enjoyed it and didn't find it racist at all. This is what happened to Betty and her story.

    Is she saying that this is how ALL Iranians are? No, just what happened to her. The movie didn't give Iranians all a bad name because who were the people who helped her to escape from Iran? They were Iranians. It was not like every single person she met in Iran was rude to her. She is just talking about her husband's family and the way they treated her.

    Also remember this happened in 1984, twenty years ago. For people to compare Iran now to the Iran in the movie, it's totally different. The country has changed in the pass 20 years.

    I fully enjoyed this movie and admire the real Betty's courage. As a mother myself, I totally understand her not wanting to leave without her daughter. I would fight to the ends of the world for my child and that is what Betty did for her child as well.
    • LisaAsh2002
    • Aug 21, 2004
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 11, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Persian
      • Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
    • Also known as
      • Kızım Olmadan Asla
    • Filming locations
      • Ankara, Turkey
    • Production companies
      • Pathé Entertainment
      • Ufland
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,789,113
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,804,055
      • Jan 13, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,789,113
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 56 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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