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Shayda

Shayda

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.

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Shayda

Overview
Cast
Crew
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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 28, 2023

Runtime

1h 58m

Genres

Drama

User Score

64%

Original Title

Shayda

Production Companies

Dirty Films, Screen Australia, Origma 45, VicScreen, MIFF Premiere Fund, HanWay Films, The 51 Fund, Parandeh Pictures

Director

Noora Niasari

Revenue

$233,971

Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 28, 2023

Runtime

1h 58m

Genres

Drama

User Score

64%

Original Title

Shayda

Production Companies

Dirty Films
Screen Australia
Origma 45
VicScreen
MIFF Premiere Fund
HanWay Films
The 51 Fund
Parandeh Pictures

Director

Noora Niasari

Revenue

$233,971

Keywords

mother daughter relationship

iranian new year

Description

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.