Without My Daughter (Part 1 of 6)

In the final segment of the documentary, Sayyed reflects on his efforts to contact his daughter Mahtob and he thanks the filmmakers for their assistance.

Part 5 of the Without My Daughter documentary. A Michigan judge is interviewed and Sayyed contacts the American Embassy in Helsinki, Finland and he is told that he must return to Iran to attempt to obtain a visa. Sayyed pleads with the woman at the embassy to help him reach his daughter.

Watch part 4 of the documentary film. Here, we see Sayyed try to phone his daughter again from his home in Tehran, Iran. Sayyed shows us his passport and departs for Finland, a place that he feels is neutral ground where he and Mahtob can meet.

Part 3 of the Finnish documentary defending Sayyed Bozorg Mahmoody's point of view. Sayyed claims that the real story is that he, being an anesthesiologist, returned to his country to help those injured in the war between Iran and Iraq.

Part 2 of the documentary Without My Daughter. In this segment, a former friend of Betty's, who still lives in Iran, says that Betty's husband Sayyed "was giving permission for Betty to leave" the house.

This video features footage of Betty Mahmoody, author of Not Without My Daughter, being interviewed by Maria Shriver circa 1991.

Watch the Not Without My Daughter trailer for the film starring Sally Field and Alfred Molina. The movie is based on actual events and was adapted from the bestselling book written by Betty Mahmoody.