An American woman trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutal husband must find a way for her and her daughter to escape.An American woman trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutal husband must find a way for her and her daughter to escape.An American woman trapped in Islamic Iran by her brutal husband must find a way for her and her daughter to escape.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
- Nasserine
- (as Soudabeh Farrokhnia)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe real Mahtob appeared as an extra in a school scene.
- GoofsSeveral of the Iranian characters in the film are shown wearing neckties, which have been effectively banned in Iran since the 1979 Revolution. Both neckties and bow ties are viewed by Iranian authorities as "un-Islamic" and a symbol of Western culture.
- Quotes
Moody: I don't know how to say this to you. We're not going back. We're staying here.
Betty Mahmoody: [pauses] What do you mean? How long?
Moody: I want to get a job here in a hospital.
Betty Mahmoody: What?
Moody: I want us... to live in Iran.
Betty Mahmoody: [softly] No... No...
Moody: There's nothing for me in America.
Betty Mahmoody: No... What? Are you crazy? We're Americans. Your daughter's an American! Moody, honey, you're upset about your job. I understand that. We're going to go back today and we're going to fix it.
Moody: I want Mahtob to grow up here.
Betty Mahmoody: [increasingly angry] No!
Moody: I think she should become a Muslim!
Betty Mahmoody: [screams] No! No!
[pauses]
Betty Mahmoody: You lied to me. You lied to me! You held the Koran and you swore to me that nothing was going happen. You were planning this all the time. You lied to me!
Is she saying that this is how ALL Iranians are? No, just what happened to her. The movie didn't give Iranians all a bad name because who were the people who helped her to escape from Iran? They were Iranians. It was not like every single person she met in Iran was rude to her. She is just talking about her husband's family and the way they treated her.
Also remember this happened in 1984, twenty years ago. For people to compare Iran now to the Iran in the movie, it's totally different. The country has changed in the pass 20 years.
I fully enjoyed this movie and admire the real Betty's courage. As a mother myself, I totally understand her not wanting to leave without her daughter. I would fight to the ends of the world for my child and that is what Betty did for her child as well.
- LisaAsh2002
- Aug 22, 2004
Details
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $14,789,113
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,804,055
- Jan 13, 1991
- Gross worldwide
- $14,789,113
- Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1