My Sister is Young Wife

Not Without My Daughter is a 1991 American drama film based on the 1987 book of the same name. It depicts the escape of American citizen Betty Mahmoody and her daughter, Mahtob, from her abusive ex-husband Sayyed "Moody" Bozorg Mahmoody in Iran. Filming was done in 1990 in the United States and Israel, and the main characters Betty and Moody are played by Sally Field and Alfred Molina, respectively. Sheila Rosenthal and Roshan Seth co-star as Mahtob and Houssein the smuggler, respectively.