118 minutes
Shayda (2023)
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.
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
Shayda
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Mona
Selina Zahednia
Joyce
Leah Purcell
Vi
Jillian Nguyen
Hossein
Osamah Sami
Farhad
Mojean Aria
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Languages
English, Persian
Release date
28 September 2023
Directors
Noora Niasari
Genres
Drama
TMDB Rating
6
Runtime
118 mins
Shayda is a Drama film directed by Noora Niasari and starring Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Selina Zahednia. It has a runtime of 118 minutes and a medium TMDB audience rating of 6 from 10 votes.
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