Not Without My Daughter (1991)

Roshan Seth: Houssein

Quotes 

• Betty Mahmoody : My father's ill. He could be dying. I have to go and see him.

  Houssein : I don't think your father would have wanted you to go back if it meant losing your daughter.

  Betty Mahmoody : Why can't I go and see him, come back, and leave later with Mahtob?

  Houssein : You can't leave Mahtob here, not with Moody's family. They're from the provinces, and this regime only encourages them. There are some people who consider a girl ready for marriage at nine years of age. Child brides are not unknown.

• Houssein : [to Betty]  Gardens have always had a special place in Persia throughout our history. In fact, the word "paradise" is a Persian word. It's hard to believe, isn't it, that the idea of paradise will always be intimately connected with Iran. Whenever I think of what's happening to my country, I try to remember its gardens.