Shayda
- Released on
- Runtime
- 118 mins
Shayda, a young Iranian woman living in Australia, finds refuge in a women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter, Mona. Having fled her husband, Hossein, and filed for divorce, Shayda struggles to maintain normalcy for Mona. Buoyed by the approach of Nowruz, she tries to forge a fresh start with new and unfettered freedoms. But when a judge grants Hossein visitation rights, he reenters their life, stoking Shayda’s fear that he’ll attempt to take Mona back to Iran.
Shayda, a young Iranian woman living in Australia, finds refuge in a women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter, Mona. Having fled her husband, Hossein, and filed for divorce, Shayda struggles to maintain normalcy for Mona. Buoyed by the approach of Nowruz, she tries to forge a fresh start with new and unfettered freedoms. But when a judge grants Hossein visitation rights, he reenters their life, stoking Shayda’s fear that he’ll attempt to take Mona back to Iran.
Cast
- Zar Amir Ebrahimi
- Selina Zahednia
- Leah Purcell
- Jillian Nguyen
- Osamah Sami
- Mojean Aria
- Rina Mousavi
- Lucinda Armstrong Hall
- Bev Killick
- Jack Bonser
- Eve Morey
- Alanna Ha Quach
- Avina Ha Quach
- Luka Sero
- Shayan Askari
- Zohreh Farid
- Tina Khabazian
- Asal Daram
- Catherine Glavicic
- Nicole Gulasekharam
- Jerome Meyer
Director
- Noora Niasari
Producers
- Vincent Sheehan
- Noora Niasari
