At a glance
- Identifiers
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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.
Overview
"Not Without My Daughter" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 1991, produced in the United States, directed by Brian Gilbert. Its leading performers include Sally Field, Alfred Molina, Roshan Seth, None and Sasson Gabai. An American film based on the novel by Betty Mahmoody, about an American mother who flees Iran with her daughter after her husband abducts them; the best-known American film about Iran, accused of stereotyping Iranian Muslims. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
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· Obstructing a marriage (adl): the guardian and the husband· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· The woman left unmarried (anus) and the rules on her consent and maintenance· Maleness (dhukura) as a condition in the rulings· Jāhilī Marriage Forms· The social condition of the Arabs before Islam· Waʾd (Infant Burial)
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. Last updated 2026-10-17.