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Betty Mahmoody (Persian:بتى محمودى) born June 9, 1945 in Alma, Michigan, is an American author and public speaker best known for her book, Not Without My Daughter, which was subsequently made into a film of the same name. She is the President and co-founder of One World: For Children, an organization that promotes understanding between cultures and strives to offer security and protection to children of bi-cultural marriages.
Her book, Not Without My Daughter, is an account of her experiences in 1984–86, when she left Alpena, Michigan to go to Iran with her husband and daughter for what she was promised would be a short visit. Once there, she and her daughter were held against their will. It was made into a 1991 film starring Sally Field as Betty.
According to the book, she and her husband, Sayed Bozorg Mahmoody, and her daughter, Mahtob, traveled to Iran in August 1984 for what her husband said would be a two-week visit with his family in Tehran. Once the two weeks were over, however, he refused to allow his wife and child to leave. Mahmoody became trapped in a nation that was hostile to Americans, a family hostile to her, and an abusive husband. According to the book, Mahmoody's husband separated her from her daughter for weeks on end. He also assaulted her and threatened to kill her if she tried to leave.
Actors: Joseph Shiloach (actor), Georges Corraface (actor), Pauline Hume (miscellaneous crew), Sally Field (actress), Jerry Goldsmith (composer), Roshan Seth (actor), Ed Grady (actor), Alfred Molina (actor), Terry Rawlings (editor), Sasson Gabai (actor), Wendy Price (miscellaneous crew), Nic Ede (costume designer), Mary Nell Santacroce (actress), David W. Rintels (writer), Anthony Waye (producer),
Plot: "Moody" is an Iranian doctor living in America with his American wife Betty and their child Mahtob. Wanting to see his homeland again, he convinces his wife to take a short holiday there with him and Mahtob. Betty is reluctant, as Iran is not a pleasant place, especially if you are American and female. Upon arrival in Iran, it appears that her worst fears are realized: Moody declares that they will be living there from now on. Betty is determined to escape from Iran, but taking her daughter with her presents a larger problem.
Keywords: based-on-book, based-on-true-story, doctor, domestic-violence, dowry, escape, family-relationships, female-protagonist, first-person-title, happy-birthday-to-youWalking around with my mind in a daze.
I'm trying to get somehwere, I'm like a rat in a maze.
And it's just making me burnt out and frustrated.
The older I get the more I become jaded.
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I'm stuck here at the shoulder of the road, wishing I knew where to go.
I feel like I'm falling apart all the time.
As I ponder all the pieces of advice, I realise the words won't suffice.
I'm on a dead end street, and I can't take it any longer-bottom out.
I feel like I'm going nowhere fast.
I'm searching for something meaningful, hoping it will last.
I'm getting more bitter by the minute.