Shayda (2023)
The Story
Shayda, a brave Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her six-year-old daughter. Over Persian New Year, they take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband re-enters their lives, Shayda’s path to freedom is jeopardized.
The Deets
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Runtime: 1h 57m
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English, Persian
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Main Cast
Zar Amir Ebrahimi as Shayda
Osamah Sami as Hossein
Leah Purcell as Joyce
Mojean Aria as Farhad
Jillian Nguyen as Vi
Production & Crew
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Origma 45, The 51 Fund, HanWay Films, Dirty Films, Parandeh Pictures
Director(s): Noora Niasari
Producer(s): Noora Niasari, Vincent Sheehan
Writer(s): Noora Niasari
Cinematography: Sherwin Akbarzadeh
Music: Kate Dean
Editor: Elika Rezaee
Makeup Lead: Selena Pertzel
Costumes: Zohie Castellano