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Shayda
Shayda

Shayda

A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$233971

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

28 September 2023

Country

Australia

Cast

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Shayda

Selina Zahednia

Selina Zahednia

Mona

Leah Purcell

Leah Purcell

Joyce

Jillian Nguyen

Jillian Nguyen

Vi

Osamah Sami

Osamah Sami

Hossein

Mojean Aria

Mojean Aria

Farhad

Rina Mousavi

Rina Mousavi

Elly

Lucinda Armstrong Hall

Lucinda Armstrong Hall

Renee

Bev Killick

Bev Killick

Cathy

Jack Bonser

Jack Bonser

Night Club Member (uncredited)

Eve Morey

Eve Morey

Lara

Alanna Ha Quach

Alanna Ha Quach

Jill

Avina Ha Quach

Avina Ha Quach

Jenny

Luka Sero

Luka Sero

Tobias

Shayan Askari

Shayan Askari

Parviz

Zohreh Farid

Zohreh Farid

Maryam

Tina Khabazian

Tina Khabazian

Mrs Bagheri

Asal Daram

Asal Daram

Roya

Catherine Glavicic

Catherine Glavicic

Miranda

Nicole Gulasekharam

Nicole Gulasekharam

Deb

Jerome Meyer

Jerome Meyer

Pierre

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