Not without My Daughter plot
"In 1984, Betty Mahmoody's husband took his wife and daughter to meet his family in Iran. He swore they would be safe. They would be happy. They would be free to leave. He lied."
Moody is an Iranian who works as a doctor and lives with his American wife Betty and their daughter Mahtob in the US. But his homeland moves and he convinces Betty to spend a family vacation in Iran. Betty has reservations, but agrees anyway. Once in Iran, her nightmares come true when Moody decides that the family will continue to live in Iran. Betty wants to escape to return to America, but not without her daughter.