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68% Critic Match
Shayda
“A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere”
6.8 / 10• 2023• 1h 58m•PG-13• Persian
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Shayda
LeadSZ
Selina Zahednia
Mona
Leah Purcell
Joyce
Jillian Nguyen
Vi
Osamah Sami
Hossein
Mojean Aria
Farhad
Rina Mousavi
Elly
Lucinda Armstrong Hall
Renee
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Noora Niasari's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Shayda is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
