Not Without My Daughter
by Brian Gilbert
List Price:
Our Price: $4.69
You Save: $5.25 (53%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $1.41 (click here)
Category: VHS Video
See more movie releases
Buy this VHS video movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
VHS Tape Cover Information
Actor: Alfred Molina, Roshan Seth, Sally Field, Sarah Badel, Sheila RosenthalDirector: Brian Gilbert
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Original Language), Analog; Persian (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 107 minutes
Release Date: 1993-12-02
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
VHS Movie Reviews of Not Without My Daughter
Movie Review: Culture clash, part misconception and part deception
Summary: 4 Stars
The film's based on the real-life story of Betty Mahmoody, a woman who married an Iranian man and went home with her husband on what she believed was just a vacation only to find her husband has chosen for them to remain in Iran.
Sally Field does a very able job of playing the American wife who'd do anything for her husband but leave her own home and country for her husband's. Molina plays Moody, the husband who chose to keep his wife and child against her will. The story's part family drama and part thriller. Betty Mahmoody literally had no rights on her own and if she returned to the US, she was told she could not take her daughter with her. She fought the system and managed to win.
Rebecca Kyle, September 2008
Summary of Not Without My Daughter
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's decided to stay there. If she wants to leave, she must leave her daughter behind. If she stays, Betty must live in a culture vastly different and, she believes, very dangerous. Part thriller, part culture clash, the film certainly takes advantage of Americans' perceptions of Iran after the unrest of the '70s and early '80s. Molina is truly despicable as the husband, while Field projects a lot of overheated anguish as Betty tries to figure out a way to escape the country with her daughter. Overheated, in fact, is the word for the whole melodrama. --Marshall FineDrama VHS Video
VHS Video Movies
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation VHS Video
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics VHS Video
- Comedy VHS Video
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama VHS Video
- Educational
- Fitness
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror VHS Video
- Kids & Family
- Military & War VHS Video
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports VHS Video
- Television VHS Video
- Westerns VHS Video
Movies most talked about in Movies About Fathers Loosing Their Kids (Some find them)
October Sky (Spec Slip)Universal Studios; Release date: 2000-02-15; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $2.86
Price in other shops:
City By the Sea (Dol)Warner Home Video; Release date: 2003-02-18; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $0.99
Price in other shops:
Revolution (1985)Warner Home Video; Release date: 1999-06-01; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $44.00
A Cry in the DarkWarner Brothers; Release date: 1999-12-21; DVD
Best price: $2.39
Price in other shops:
Meet the ParentsUniversal Studios; Release date: 2001-03-06; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $1.19
Price in other shops:
Father of the BrideRelease date: 1999-04-20; DVD
Best price: $12.81
Price in other shops:
The Son's RoomRelease date: 2002-10-08; DVD
Best price: $4.98
Price in other shops:
The Journey of Natty GannWalt Disney Video; Release date: 2002-05-21; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $8.93
Price in other shops:
Mark Twain - A Film Directed by Ken BurnsPbs Home Video; Release date: 2002-01-08; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $11.95
Price in other shops:
The ClaimMGM (Video & DVD); Release date: 2001-12-26; VHS Tape; VHS Video
Best price: $0.25
Price in other shops:
Similar VHS Movies
Schindler's List (Widescreen Edition)Release date: 2004-03-09; DVD
Best price: $11.24
Price in other shops:
Mrs. Doubtfire (Behind-the-Seams Edition)TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2008-03-04; DVD
Best price: $10.51
Price in other shops:
Fried Green Tomatoes (Widescreen Collector's Edition)BATES/TANDY; Release date: 1998-12-15; DVD
Best price: $5.69
Price in other shops:
Sleeping With the EnemyRelease date: 2003-09-02; DVD
Best price: $4.08
Price in other shops:
Murphy's RomanceSony; Release date: 2000-05-02; DVD
Best price: $4.29
Price in other shops:
Steel Magnolias (Special Edition)Sony; Release date: 2000-07-25; DVD
Best price: $5.97
Price in other shops:
OsamaTWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT; Release date: 2004-04-27; DVD
Best price: $3.71
Price in other shops:
Places in the HeartSony; Release date: 2001-10-09; DVD
Best price: $4.11
Price in other shops:
Not Without My Daughterby Betty Mahmoody, William Hoffer
St. Martin's Paperbacks; Published: 1991-02-15; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.99
Price in other shops:
Eye For An EyeParamount; Release date: 2002-04-16; DVD
Best price: $4.35
Price in other shops: