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Not Without My Daughter
Not Without My Daughter

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.

Genres

DramaThriller

OverView

An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$14789113

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

116 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

11 January 1991

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sally Field

Sally Field

Betty Mahmoody

Alfred Molina

Alfred Molina

Moody

Sheila Rosenthal

Sheila Rosenthal

Mahtob

Roshan Seth

Roshan Seth

Houssein

Sarah Badel

Sarah Badel

Nicole

Mony-Rey

Mony-Rey

Ameh Bozorg

Georges Corraface

Georges Corraface

Mohsen

Mary Nell Santacroce

Mary Nell Santacroce

Grandma

Ed Grady

Ed Grady

Grandpa

Marc Gowan

Marc Gowan

Doctor

Bruce Evers

Bruce Evers

Doctor

Jonathan Cherchi

Jonathan Cherchi

Mammal

Soudabeh Farrokhnia

Soudabeh Farrokhnia

Nasserine

Michael Morim

Michael Morim

Zia

Gili Ben Ozilio

Gili Ben Ozilio

Fereshte

Racheli Chaimian

Racheli Chaimian

Zoreh

Yossi Tabib

Yossi Tabib

Reza

Amir Shmuel

Amir Shmuel

Baba Hajji

Ya'ackov Banai

Ya'ackov Banai

Aga Hakim

Dafna Armoni

Dafna Armoni

Koran Teacher

Judith Robinson

Judith Robinson

Ellen

Avraham Mor

Avraham Mor

Hormoz

Sasson Gabai

Sasson Gabai

Hamid

Ahuva Keren

Ahuva Keren

Miss Nassimi

Farzaneh Taidi

Farzaneh Taidi

Khanun Shaheen

Yerusha Tirosh

Yerusha Tirosh

Mahtob's Teacher

Yosef Shiloach

Yosef Shiloach

Mohsen's Companion

Shaul Mizrahi

Shaul Mizrahi

Iranian Soldier

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