Not Without My Daughter

     

Not Without My Daughter1991

Director: Brian Gilbert
Stars: Sally Field, Alfred Molina, Sheila Rosenthal, Roshan Seth, Sarah Badel
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 116 minutes

The Arab anti-defamation leagues understandably had a field day with this one. Sally Field plays Betty Mahmoody, an American who marries an Iranian (Alfred Molina) and has a child. They go back to Iran for a visit and, to her horror, he tells her he… more »


Moody:
I don't know how to say this to you. We're not going back. We're staying here.

Betty:
[pauses] What do you mean? How long?

Moody:
I want to get a job here in a hospital.

Betty:
What?

Moody:
I want us... to live in Iran.

Betty:
[softly] No... No...

Moody:
There's nothing for me in America.

Betty:
No... What? Are you crazy? We're Americans. Your daughter's an American! Moody, honey, you're upset about your job. I understand that. We're going to go back today and we're going to fix it.

Moody:
I want Mahtob to grow up here.

Betty:
[increasingly angry] No!

Moody:
I think she should become a Muslim!

Betty:
[screams] No! No! [pauses] You lied to me. You lied to me! You held the Koran and you swore to me that nothing was going happen. You were planning this all the time. You lied to me!

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