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Mood:
- Thought ProvokingBleakEmotionalSincereTouchingTense
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Plot:
- BetrayalCrumbling MarriageParents and ChildrenChild in DangerCulture ClashFamily in CrisisWoman in DangerDanger more...
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Genres:
- DramaMelodrama
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Time/Period:
- 80s
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Place:
- IranMiddle East
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Based on:
- Based on True Story
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- SeriousRealistic
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Not Without My Daughter, 1991
English, Persian
USA
Profile of Not Without My Daughter
Not Without My Daughter can be described as thought provoking, bleak, and tense. The plot revolves around a child in danger, a family in crisis, and a crumbling marriage. The main genre is drama. In terms of style, Not Without My Daughter is a melodrama. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is located in Iran. Not Without My Daughter takes place in the 1980s. It is originally a true story.
Summary of Not Without My Daughter
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.
Details
| Language: | English, Persian |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 11 January 1991 |
| Runtime: | 116 min |
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as Betty Mahmoody
as Moody
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