

Shayda(2023)
“A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere”
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.
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Cast
Cast
Crew
Lindsay Lanzillotta, Naomi McDougall Jones, Nivedita Kulkarni, Cate Blanchett, Caitlin Gold, Andrew Upton, Coco Francini, Lois Scott, Tom Grievson, Gabrielle Stewart
Box Office
$234K
Details
Original Language
fa
Country
Australia, United Kingdom
Production
Dirty Films, Screen Australia, Origma 45, VicScreen, MIFF Premiere Fund, HanWay Films, The 51 Fund, Parandeh Pictures





















