Not Without My Daughter

Not Without My Daughter

★ 6.9IMDb Score
Released:1991-01-11
Duration:116 min
Director:Brian Gilbert
Actors:Sally Field, Alfred Molina, Sheila Rosenthal, Roshan Seth, Sarah Badel
Production:Ufland, MGM-Pathé Communications, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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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