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For other uses, see Not Without My Daughter (disambiguation). Not Without My Daughter is a 1991 film depicting American Betty Mahmoody's real life escape with her young daughter from her husband in Iran. It was filmed in USA and Israel and stars Sally Field and Alfred Molina. Not Without My Daughter can refer to: Not Without My Daughter, a 1991 film based on the book of the same name by Betty Mahmoody. ...
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Brian Gilbert was a film director. ...
Betty Mahmoody is an American author most famous for her book, Not Without My Daughter and her advocacy for the rights of women and children. ...
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Betty Mahmoody is an American author most famous for her book, Not Without My Daughter and her advocacy for the rights of women and children. ...
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Production
The movie was based on a book with the same title, written by Betty Mahmoody and William Hoffer and based on real events. The screenplay was written by John W. Winters. It was directed by Brian Gilbert and filmed at GG Studios, Neve Ilan, Israel and in Atlanta, Georgia. Brian Gilbert was a film director. ...
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Plot After many years of marriage to an Iranian doctor, Betty's husband, Moody, convinces her to visit his family in Tehran, for the first time. Although she has a lot of trepidation about traveling to the Middle East, her fear of violence is overcome by sympathy for her husband, who misses his family. The happy couple set out with their young daughter, Mahtob, on a planned two week family vacation.
Immediately upon arrival, Betty is forced to don the traditional black veil, and is nearly arrested for inadvertently exposing some of her hair. Contrary to everything Betty had previously been led to believe, her husband's family turn out to be fanatically devout and conservative Muslims, who are very unhappy with the prospect of an American in-law. Towards the end of their scheduled holiday, her husband "Moody" reveals that he has been fired from his job in the U.S. and that he has decided the family will stay in Iran. Suddenly, she sees a completely different side of him. When she objects to staying, he beats her and takes her credit cards, all of her money and identification. She soon realizes that she and her daughter are prisoners in her sister-in-law's home. She manages to call her own mother in the U.S. who provides her with an Embassy contact, before her husband cuts off her access to the telephone.
Betty sneaks out of the house and gets to the Swiss Embassy, where she learns that under Iranian law she has no rights. Her daughter is considered an Iranian citizen and cannot be taken out of the country without "Moody's" signed permission. Her husband becomes increasingly violent with her and she is watched around the clock by his unsympathetic relatives. Realizing that she will never have an opportunity to escape unless she plays the part of a devout Muslim wife, she finally reinitiates sexual relations with her husband and expresses an interest in converting to Islam. Eventually, her husband loosens his tight reign on her a bit, moving the family into his brother's home. Her traumatized daughter is enrolled in a Muslim school, where Betty is allowed to accompany her. In a class about Islam, Betty meets another American woman who is also being held hostage in the country. The woman ends up being horribly beaten by her husband for trying to mail a letter for Betty.
Over time, Moody trusts Betty to make short timed trips to the market, without her daughter. In the marketplace she meets a man who is part of an underground network that assists American women in her position and she begins to plan her escape. When her father falls ill, Moody makes plans for her to return to the U.S. for a visit. Her initial happiness fades when he informs her that her daughter will remain in Iran with him, while she liquidates all their assets in the U.S. sending the money back to Iran. When she objects to leaving Mahtob behind, he beats her worse than ever before and threatens to kill her. Fearing that she will never see her daughter again if she leaves her in Iran, she accelerates her escape plan. In a harrowing journey through the desert and mountains she and Mahtob escape Iran via Turkey after 18 months of captivity.
The movie was released a few days before the Persian Gulf War was beginning. A few parts of Not Without My Daughter have been repeatedly shown by IRIB in Iran.
Criticism A Finnish documentary, Without My Daughter was made by Alexis Kouros. Kouros said that the aim of the 90-minute documentary was to "show the lies in the American film and present the real story behind" what turned into an acrimonious custody battle for Mahtob Mahmoody.[1] Without My Daughter (2002, Finland) is a 90-minute documentary directed by Karim Baker and Alexis Kouros. ...
Alexis Kouros (born 1961 in Kermanshah, Iran) is a Finnish writer, documentary-maker, director and producer. ...
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References - ^ Finnish documentary counters anti-Iran propaganda in US film
See also Without My Daughter (2002, Finland) is a 90-minute documentary directed by Karim Baker and Alexis Kouros. ...
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External links - Not Without My Daughter at the Internet Movie Database
- Not Without My Daughter clip
- Vilified in Hollwood, father still 'Without My Daughter'
- A criticism of Not Without My Daughter
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