Not Without My Daughter
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Not Without My Daughter

Year:
Duration:
116 min
Genres:
Drama | Thriller
IMDB rate:
6.1
Director:
Brian Gilbert
Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 1991-01-11
Filming Locations: Ankara, Turkey
Earnings
Gross: $14,789,113 (USA)SEK 30,444,867 (Sweden)
Cast
Actor
Character
Sheila Rosenthal
Sheila Rosenthal
Not Without My Daughter
Sally Field
Betty Mahmoody
Alfred Molina
Moody
Roshan Seth
Houssein
Sarah Badel
Nicole
Mony Rey
Ameh Bozorg
Georges Corraface
Mohsen
Mary Nell Santacroce
Grandma
Ed Grady
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
Ya'ackov Banai
Aga Hakim (as Yakov Banai)
Dafna Armoni
Koran Teacher
Judith Robinson
Ellen
Avraham Morr
Hormoz
Sasson Gabai
Hamid
Ahuva Keren
Miss Nassimi
Farzaneh Taidi
Khanun Shaheen
Yerusha Tirosh
Mahtob's Teacher
Joseph Shiloach
Mohsen's Companion
Shaul Mizrahi
Iranian Soldier
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Trivia
The real Seyyed Bozorg Mahmoody died in 2009.
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"Mahtob" in Persian means "moonlight".
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The real Mahtob appeared as an extra in a school scene.
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Goofs
There is no home near Friday praying mosque in Tehran, and Mr. Mahmoodi's home was 10 kilometers from that.
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The way which Muslims pray in all of the praying scenes are wrong, and the opposite of Islamic rules.
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Quotes
Betty Mahmoody: What's so funny?
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Mahtob: Mahtob! That means moonbeam!
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Mahtob: [watches as her father attacks her mother] Mummy!
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Faq
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags are used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
Q
Did Moody lie when he swore on the Koran?
A
In both the movie and the book, Moody swears on the Koran that Betty won't be in any danger, that they'll be back in two weeks, and that he wouldn't do anything to endanger her and Mahtob's safety. In the movie, Moody admits that he swore on the Koran because he knew that Betty would not come to Iran if he didn't. It's not clear whether he was afraid that Betty would not agree to the two week vacation without this assurance or whether he was already planning to stay in Iran at this point. In the book, Betty believes that Moody was lying to her all along.
Q
What route does Betty take on her flight out of Iran?
A
Disquised as members of an Iranian family, Betty and Mahtob are driven through the checkpoint outside of Tehran where they are transferred to a jeep and taken to a hut. There, Betty changes her clothes into more traditional peasant wear and has her passport and jewelry taken from her. The jeep carries them up into the Zagros Mountains where they are stopped again but allowed to keep going. She and Mahtob spend the night in another hut with three men, one of whom tries to sleep with Betty but is stopped by the others. In the dead of night, Betty and Mahtob are skirted around another checkpoint and left in the desert. At daybreak, a lone man with a horse fetches them and leads them over the mountains to where yet another man is waiting with a car. Betty's passport and personal items are returned to her. The final leg of escape takes them through Kurdistan to the Turkish border. A map showing the part of Iran from Tehran to the Turkish border can be viewed here.
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Sheila Rosenthal
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