Not Without My Daughter
ليس بدون ابنتي
The film of Betty Mahmoody's memoir — an American mother escaping Iran with her daughter; the most-watched US film about Iran and long debated for its portrayal of Muslim Iranians.
At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
WomenMuslim minorities under non-Muslim ruleFamily, marriage and kinship
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 1991 CE · 1411 AH†
- Countries
- US
- Languages
- en (original) · fa (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Not Without My Daughterليس بدون ابنتي
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
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Connections
- Features
- Sally Field· Alfred Molina· Roshan Seth· Georges Corraface· Sasson Gabai· Sarah Badel· Ed Grady· Ahuva Keren
- Directed by
- Brian Gilbert
- Written by
- David W. Rintels
People and things also explored
Brick Lane· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam· Waʾd (Infant Burial)· The marriage of Fatima and Ali· The Prophet's marriage to Khadija· The Prophet's marriage to Sawda bint Zam'a· Marriage to Zaynab bint Jahsh
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Not Without My Daughter”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/la-abla-bintati-1991/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.