Without My Daughter
2002, English. Directed by Alexis Kouros & Kari Tervo.
In 1991 a Hollywood movie "Not Without My Daughter" based on Betty Mahmoody's book told a horrible story of a woman fighting to take her daughter to the States from Iran against the will of a violent Iranian husband. For years nobody cared about the father's side of the story. According to Dr. Mahmoody, Betty's story was packed with lies but who would Mahtob believe? Dr. Mahmoody wants to meet his daughter Mahtob once again after 16 years. Mahtob is now 21 years old and can decide for herself but does she want to meet her father?
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 29 November 2002
- Original title
- Ilman tytärtäni
- Country
- Finland, Iran, United States of America
- Written by
- Alexis Kouros
- Budget
- $424K
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Without My Daughter runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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Without My Daughter isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 November 2002. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Without My Daughter?
Without My Daughter (2002) was directed by Alexis Kouros and Kari Tervo and stars Seyyed Bozorg Mahmoody, Alice Sharif, Malek Sharif.