NOT WITHOUT MY DAUGHTER, an ineffective tub-thumping hate piece, is based on the true-life ordeal of Betty Mahmoody as chronicled in her bestselling book.
No sooner have Betty (Sally Field) and her Iranian husband Moody (Alfred Molina) and precocious four-year-old daughter Mahtob (Sheila Rosenthal) spent an idyllic afternoon in their lakeside Michigan home, entertaining Betty's grandparents, than it becomes apparent that their life is less than
wholesome. Moody, a doctor, broods over racial slurs he overhears at work and questions regarding his patriotism from Mahtob at home. Pleading with Betty and swearing on the Koran that all will be well, Moody convinces h...
Released:
1991
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
114 mins