"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."

1991

1h 56m

6.6(311 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

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

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28 members

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Sally Field

Betty Mahmoody

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Alfred Molina

Moody

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Sheila Rosenthal

Mahtob

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Roshan Seth

Houssein

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Sarah Badel

Nicole

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Mony-Rey

Ameh Bozorg

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Georges Corraface

Mohsen

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Mary Nell Santacroce

Grandma

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Ed Grady

Grandpa

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Marc Gowan

Doctor

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Bruce Evers

Doctor

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Jonathan Cherchi

Mammal

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Soudabeh Farrokhnia

Nasserine

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Michael Morim

Zia

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Gili Ben Ozilio

Fereshte

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Racheli Chaimian

Zoreh

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Yossi Tabib

Reza

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Amir Shmuel

Baba Hajji

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Ya'ackov Banai

Aga Hakim

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Dafna Armoni

Koran Teacher

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Judith Robinson

Ellen

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Avraham Mor

Hormoz

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Sasson Gabai

Hamid

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Ahuva Keren

Miss Nassimi

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Farzaneh Taidi

Khanun Shaheen

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Yerusha Tirosh

Mahtob's Teacher

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Yosef Shiloach

Mohsen's Companion

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Shaul Mizrahi

Iranian Soldier

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