Film

Shayda

2023 · 1h 58m · Drama

A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere

IMDb

6.7

Rotten Tomatoes

97%

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.

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Shayda

Selina Zahednia

Mona

Leah Purcell

Joyce

Jillian Nguyen

Vi

Osamah Sami

Hossein

Mojean Aria

Farhad

Rina Mousavi

Elly

Lucinda Armstrong Hall

Renee

Bev Killick

Cathy

Jack Bonser

Night Club Member (uncredited)

Eve Morey

Lara

Alanna Ha Quach

Jill

Avina Ha Quach

Jenny

Luka Sero

Tobias

Shayan Askari

Parviz

Zohreh Farid

Maryam

• Noora NiasariDirector · Writer · Producer
• Vincent SheehanProducer
• Cate BlanchettExecutive Producer
• Andrew UptonExecutive Producer
• Coco FranciniExecutive Producer
• Caitlin GoldExecutive Producer
• Lindsay LanzillottaExecutive Producer
• Naomi McDougall JonesExecutive Producer
• Nivedita KulkarniExecutive Producer
• Lois ScottExecutive Producer

Official TrailerOfficial Trailer

Release date

September 28, 2023

Status

Released

Original language

Persian

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG-13

Revenue

$233,971

Genres

Drama

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