Shayda

A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere

Shayda (2023)

Timing: 1:58 (118 min)

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Release date

2023-09-28

Country

Australia, United Kingdom

Production

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

Genre

Drama

Budget

Revenue

$311 801 000

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Director

Noora Niasari

Actors

Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Selina Zahednia, Leah Purcell, Jillian Nguyen, Osamah Sami, Mojean Aria, Rina Mousavi, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Bev Killick, Jack Bonser
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Scenario

Noora Niasari

Producer

Vincent Sheehan, Noora Niasari, Cate Blanchett, Andrew Upton, Naomi McDougall Jones, Coco Francini, Caitlin Gold, Nivedita Kulkarni, Lindsay Lanzillotta, Lois Scott

Operator

Sherwin Akbarzadeh

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Editing

Elika Rezaee
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An Iranian woman living in Australia, Shayda 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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