Dr. Mahmoody decides to take his American wife, Betty Mahmoody and their four year old daughter, Mahtob for a short visit to his native place, Iran. When they land in the new country, Betty Mahmoody realizes the stark contrast between the lives of people there and that in Michigan, where she hails from. Especially shocking to her is the state of women and the oppression they are subjected to, in the Islamic state. To her horror, the two week stay starts getting stretched as she witnesses a transformation in her husband, whose attitude starts conforming to those of the typical rigid, Shiite Muslim men with a dislike for Americans. As she starts being forced into the life of a tortured captive, Betty resolves to escape from the clasp of her husband and the fanatic state, unscathed with her daughter. This chilling account of the true story of Betty Mahmoody and her struggle of escape is eye-opening.