Not Without My Daughter [Blu-ray]

Director: Brian Gilbert, Billy Gilbert Brian Gilbert

Overview

In this docudrama based on true events, a mid-'80s Michigan housewife finds her life turned upside down when a vacation to Tehran with her Iranian husband turns into virtual imprisonment for her and her young daughter. Betty Mahmoody (Sally Field) is reluctant to visit the wartorn homeland of her doctor husband, Moody (Alfred Molina). But, depressed about the racism of the American medical establishment and pining for contact with his family, Moody convinces her to join him for a two-week jaunt. The Islamic fundamentalism and strange customs of Iran bewilder and frighten Betty and her daughter, Mahtob (Sheila Rosenthal). But nothing prepares her for Moody's announcement that the family will be remaining in Tehran indefinitely. Despite beatings and more pervasive psychological control from her husband and his relatives, Betty makes it to the Swiss embassy (there is no American ambassador at the time). There, she learns that as the wife of an Iranian, she is now automatically considered a citizen and that she has absolutely no parental rights over Mahtob in this country. Betty then endures several years as a virtual prisoner, escaping only with the help of Westernized Iranian friends. Based on the book by the real-life Mahmoody and William Hoffer, Not Without My Daughter was coincidentally released during the long build-up to 1991's Gulf War.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/18/2018
UPC:	0760137171188
Original Release:	1991
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Mvd Marquee Collect
Region Code:	A
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:56:00
Sales rank:	4,850

Special Features

Closed Caption; "Making-Of" Featurette; Original Theatrical Trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sally Field	Betty Mahmoody
Alfred Molina	Moody
Sheila Rosenthal	Mahtob
Roshan Seth	Houssein
Sarah Badel	Nicole
Mony Rey	Ameh Bozorg
Georges Corraface	Mohsen
Mary Nell Santacroce	Grandma
Ed L. Grady	Grandpa,Grandpa
Marc Gowan	Doctor
Bruce Evers	Doctor
Jonathan Cherchi	Mammal
Soudabeh Farrokhnia	Nasserine
Michael Morim	Zia
Gili Ben-Ozilio	Fereshte
Racheli Chaimian	Zoreh
Yossi Tabib	Reza
Amir Shmuel	Baba Hajji
Yacov Banai	Aga Hakim,Aga Hakim
Daphna Armoni	Koran Teacher,Koran Teacher
Judith Robinson	Ellen
Avraham Morr	Hormoz
Sasson Gabay	Hamid
Ahuva Keren	Miss Nassimi
Farzaneh Taidi	Khanun Shaheen
Yerusha Tirosh	Mahtob's Teacher
Yossi Shiloach	Mohsen's Companion,Mohsen's Companion
Shaul Mizrachi	Iranian Soldier
Sasson Gabai	Hamid
Joyce Gallie	Actor
Shay Griffin	Actor
Dalia Hovers	Actor
Mary Rey	Ameh Bozorg
Judy Taylor	Actor
Shaul Mizrahi	Iranian Soldier
Jerry Goldsmith	Composer

Technical Credits

David W. Rintels

Betty Mahmoody

Pat Riddle

Brian Gilbert	Director,Director
Harry J. Ufland	Producer,Producer,Producer
David W. Rintels	Screenwriter
Betty Mahmoody	Screenwriter
Judy Taylor	Casting
Joyce Gallie	Casting
Pat Riddle	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

...I recommend that the film be seen, for two reasons. One reason is because of the undeniable dramatic strength of its structure and performances; it is impossible not to identify with this mother and her daughter, and Field is very effective as a brave, resourceful woman who is determined to free herself and her daughter from involuntary captivity. The second reason is harder to explain. I think the movie should be seen because it is an invitation to thought. It can be viewed as simply a one-sided and bitter attack. But it also provides an opportunity for testing our own prejudices, our own sense of fairness....