Not Without My Daughter (1991)

Will You Translate for Me?

Betty (Sally Field) pleads to Moody’s (Alfred Molina) family to help her leave Iran and explains Moody’s blasphemous lie about their visit.

Directed by Brian Gilbert.

Released in 1991 by MGM.

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  • character-type: In-Law
  • character-type: Daughter
  • character-type: Mother
  • character-type: Father
  • action: Beg
  • action: Yell
  • editors-choice: Dirty Tricks
  • editors-choice: Female Performances
  • primary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Political Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Biographical Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Drama
  • secondary-genre: Dramas Based on Real Life
  • mood: Angry
  • mood: Controversial
  • primary-occasion: Other
  • secondary-occasion: Family Reunion
  • setting: Middle East
  • setting: House
  • setting: Living Room
  • theme: Oppression
  • theme: Gender
  • theme: Family
  • theme: Adversity
  • theme: Trust
  • actor: Yossi Tabib
  • actor: Amir Shmuel
  • actor: Sheila Rosenthal
  • actor: Jonathan Cherchi
  • actor: Michael Morim
  • actor: Soudabeh Farrokhnia
  • actor: Sally Field
  • actor: Mony Rey
  • actor: Alfred Molina
  • director: Brian Gilbert
  • producer: Anthony Waye
  • producer: Mary Jane Ufland
  • producer: Harry J. Ufland
  • cinematographer: Peter Hannan
  • composer: Jerry Goldsmith
  • editor: Ofer Bedarshi
  • editor: Terry Rawlings
  • costume-designer: Nic Ede
  • production-designer: Anthony Pratt
  • role-name: Moody
  • role-name: Baba Hajji
  • role-name: Betty Mahmoody
  • role-name: Nasserine
  • role-name: Reza
  • role-name: Mammal
  • role-name: Ameh Bozorg
  • role-name: Mahtob
  • role-name: Zia
  • screenwriter: William Hoffer
  • screenwriter: Betty Mahmoody
  • screenwriter: David W. Rintels
  • year: 1991
  • studio: MGM