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11/01/1991 Drama, Thriller 1h 56m
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In 1984, Betty Mahmoody's husband took his wife and daughter to meet his family in Iran. He swore they would be safe. They would be happy. They would be free to leave. He lied.

Overview

An American woman, trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutish husband, must find a way to escape with her daughter as well.

  1. Brian Gilbert

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sally Field

    Betty Mahmoody

  2. Alfred Molina

    Moody

  3. Sheila Rosenthal

    Mahtob

  4. Roshan Seth

    Houssein

  5. Sarah Badel

    Nicole

  6. Mony-Rey

    Ameh Bozorg

  7. Georges Corraface

    Mohsen

  8. Mary Nell Santacroce

    Grandma

  9. Ed Grady

    Grandpa

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2021-04-19
_**American mother & daughter ‘imprisoned’ in an alien culture of a strict Muslim country**_

In 1984, an Iranian doctor in Michigan (Alfred Molina) insists on visiting his family back home after ten years and insists that his wife (Sally Field) & daughter come along for a 2-week trip. They are horrified to discover that the doctor has no intention of going back to America and holds them hostage in Tehran with his family, abusing the wife. To make matters worse, Iran was at war with Iraq at the time and bombing raids on Tehran were not uncommon. Can they make it back alive?

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$14,789,113.00

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