Not without my daughter.

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Betty Mahmoody (Sally Field) is an American woman married to "Moody" (Alfred Molina), an Iranian-American living in the United States. When Moody informs her that he wants her and their daughter, Mahtob (Sheila Rosenthal), to visit Iran with him, Betty is reluctant because of the country's harsh treatment of women. When the family arrives in Iran , Betty discovers that her husband plans to stay in the country for good, and has no intention of letting her or Mahtob return to the United States.

The movie starred Sally Field and was based on a memoir written by Betty Mahmoody. It's the true life tale of how Betty agreed to leave the U.S. with her Iranian husband and their daughter to visit his family in Tehran.

However, at the end of the two weeks, Moody decided that he, his wife and daughter would remain in Iran. Betty was trapped in Iran and could not return to the United States. The rest of Not Without My Daughter recounted Betty and Mahtob's escape from Iran and their return to the United States.
The video Exposes Muslims reign of terror over women. Taking the women as second class citizen.

Release date: January 11, 1991 (USA)
Director: Brian Gilbert
Story by: Betty Mahmoody, William Hoffer
Movie scenes taken in United States and Israel.
Adapted from: Not Without My Daughter
Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer