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The Arab anti-defamation leagues understandably had a field day with this one. Sally Field plays Betty Mahmoody, an American who marries an Iranian (Alfred Molina) and has a child. They go back to Ira...( read more 
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MCT:March 4, 2008Our story begins in Alpena, Michigan, 1984. Betty Mahmoody lived happily with her husband Moody and their daughter Mahtob. Moody is from Iran. He came to America 20 years ago and works as a doctor at the hospital. Unfortunately, many fellow doctors made cracks about Iranians right in front of him. Moody truly missed his family and his country. Members of his family, Mammal and Nasserine, just had a baby boy. Moody wanted to go see them and he wanted to bring Betty and Mahtob with him. Betty was very reluctant to go to Iran because it was such a wartorn, oppressive, primitive and dangerous country, but Moody swore--on the Holy Koran, that everything would be alright and they would return in 2 weeks tops. Betty agreed and so the family boards a plane to Iran. Little did Betty know that she had just boarded a one-way flight to Hell; Moody's family was waiting to greet them. There was Moody's sister, Ameh Bozorg, and Mammal, Nasserine, Zia, Fereshte, Zoreh, Reza, and Baby Hajji. Downtown Tehran was a very strange place: posters of the Ayatollah everywhere, military personnel patrolling the streets and all women wore head coverings. Betty had to wear one too. They stay in Ameh Bozorg's house, but she seemed to hold a grudge towards Moody for an unknown reason; Two weeks quickly passed and Betty was eager to return to America, but then Moody dropped a bomb shell. Two actually: first, he was fired from the hospital and second, he said they were not going back and that they were to stay and live in Iran. He wanted Mahtob to become a Muslim. Betty was shocked beyond comprehension. Moody had made up his mind and forced his wife and daughter to stay. Seven months later after Mahtob's 6th birthday, Betty learns her father is very ill and so Moody grants her permission to go home to the U.S. to see him. The bad news: Mahtob had to stay in Iran. Meanwhile, Hamid arranged travel for Betty on the 29th, but Moody booked Betty a flight for the 26th. And so as soon as Betty and Mahtob could get away, they phoned Hamid and begged him to move back the date. So he did. That night, they began their dangerous, treacherous journey out of Iran and to Turkey. First Betty called Moody and told him where to stick it, then they drive with Hamid's friends out of town and through checkpoints. They had to switch cars numerous times and eventually make it out to the desert. The dry lands. The treacherous mountains. But finally, after a very long, dangerous, windy, stormy journey, Betty and Mahtob find themselves back in civilization. Next stop: The U.S. Embassy. That's when Betty sees the most beautiful sight she had seen in a very long time: The American flag. Finally, it was all over. They were going home. February, 1986, Betty and Mahtob return home.
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MCT:January 24, 2008sally field is superb! an educational film where culture and religion clashes. i want to buy this dvd for my collection! a must see!
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MCT:January 17, 2008
very good film woman gets married to foreigner and goes back to live in his home country and she eventually trys to leave him but he insis on keeping her and his daughter and the laws are so diffent there and the man is the boss of the house in there eyes in his country....
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MCT:January 8, 2008
pretty intense scenes that sally pulls off easily. Scary situation she finds herself in, helpless, and you find yourself totally cheering for her and her daughter.
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MCT:September 29, 2007
THIS MOVIE SHOWS HOW
THIS WOMAN HAD THE COU
RAGE TO ESCAPE FROM IRAN WITH HER DAUGTHER
AND ALSO SHOWS THAT NOT ALL IRANIANS ARE NOT
BAD PEOPLE, YOU MAY FIND
GOOD AND BAD IN EVERY RACE,COLOR, CREED,RELIGION AND NATIONALITY.
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