
"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 taki... (Full plot summary below)
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"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.
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| MovieholeClint MorrisSally Field gives an emotionally-rich performance |
| The Associated PressBob ThomasField captures the sense of outrage to perfection, puffy-eyed, screaming and plotting escape. Appropriately enough, the film is strictly deglamorised; combined with the lack of sympathetic characters, it all adds up to difficult, compelling viewing as we're drawn into the deepening nightmare. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHere is a perplexing and frustrating film, which works with great skill to involve our emotions, while at the same time making moral and racial assertions that are deeply troubling. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSally Field has the stage to herself to engage the audience’s sympathy, and this she does with an earnest, suitably emotional performance as a rather typically sincere, middle-class American. |
| Film FrenzyMatt BrunsonControversy has long dogged this real-life tale, but it's nevertheless fairly engrossing. |
| Miami HeraldJuan Carlos CotoThis real-life case of Misery sets your teeth on edge, your blood boiling, your adrenaline surging with the subtlety of a World War II propaganda film. |
| Orlando SentinelJay BoyarWhile not wishing to be facetious about women and children held against their will in any country, this tearjerker is strictly TV movie for a wet Wednesday stuff. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyIt's a seriously intended movie that goes grossly comic when it means to be most solemn. It's a tale of mother love and freedom that is both mean and narrow. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt would all be worth getting mad over were the film not so plodding or so obvious in its tactics. |
| User Reviewlolita sI saw this years ago, and then recently, and it really hit me seeing how the world we are living in is at present! It is an amazing movie of courage and bravery and love! |