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lieutenant was made into a 1991 film starring Sally Field as Betty. Mahmoody became trapped in a nation that was hostile to Americans, a family hostile to her, and an abusive husband. He also assaulted her and threatened to kill her if she tried to leave.
The book details her 500 mi (800 km) escape to Turkey and the help she received from many Iranians.
Upon returning to America in 1986, Betty filed for divorce in United States court, whereas, Sayd Bozorg Mahmoody had no voice since he was not present in the United States. Alexis Kouros collaborated with Mahmoody"s ex-husband to create a documentary, Without My Daughter, to counter the claims in Betty"s book On August 23, 2009, died in Tehran, Iran, aged 70.