The fact is that no one can comprehend the differences in culture and religion until they have lived it.
Women of any nation or religion suffer from abusive relationships but as laws go in many Muslim countries, problems arise when a foreign national woman wants to leave with her children because the children are seen as belonging to the husband’s family.
I did find fault with the film however, because they seemed to show alot of ugliness in the land and of the people. I find this often in films critical of Arab, Iranian, or Muslim countries. Its as if the producers look for the worst looking actors and locations they can find to make the viewers think that all the people and places in those countries are like that.
Overall I liked this film and found it true and correct. Sally Field is a great actress and played the part of Betty Mahmoody well.
