Overview:
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.| Status: | Released (2023-09-28) |
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| Awards: | 7 wins & 21 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $61,694 |
| Screen: | Noora Niasari |
| Productions: | Dirty Films, Screen Australia, Origma 45, VicScreen, MIFF Premiere Fund, HanWay Films, The 51 Fund, Parandeh Pictures |
| Production Countries: | Australia, United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English, فارسی |
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Casts
- 1236122: Zar Amir Ebrahimi - Shayda
- 4199583: Selina Zahednia - Mona
- 38782: Leah Purcell - Joyce
- 2626385: Jillian Nguyen - Vi
- 219992: Osamah Sami - Hossein
- 1375499: Mojean Aria - Farhad
- 3479027: Rina Mousavi - Elly
Crews
- 3465264: Lindsay Lanzillotta - Executive Producer - Production
- 61619: Vincent Sheehan - Producer - Production
- 1385531: Naomi McDougall Jones - Executive Producer - Production
- 2959355: Nivedita Kulkarni - Executive Producer - Production
- 112: Cate Blanchett - Executive Producer - Production
- 1783965: Caitlin Gold - Executive Producer - Production
- 63308: Andrew Upton - Executive Producer - Production
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Reviews
Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots
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**By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com** The tenacity of a mother’s love provides the strong foundation for writer / director Noora Niasari‘s “Shayda,” a harrowing portrait of an Iranian woman who is doing her best to make the most of a terrible situation. This intimate story ....
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