Movie·2023·1h 58m
Shayda
A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere
Country
Australia
Language
Persian
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The Story
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.
Producer
Lindsay Lanzillotta, Vincent Sheehan
Cinematography
Sherwin Akbarzadeh
Editor
Elika Rezaee
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
19 votes
Where to watch
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Cast
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
Tina Khabazian
Mrs Bagheri
Asal Daram
Roya
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Crew
Lindsay Lanzillotta
Executive Producer
Vincent Sheehan
Producer
Naomi McDougall Jones
Executive Producer
Nivedita Kulkarni
Executive Producer
Cate Blanchett
Executive Producer
Caitlin Gold
Executive Producer
Andrew Upton
Executive Producer
Coco Francini
Executive Producer
Noora Niasari
Writer, Director, Producer
Lois Scott
Executive Producer
Elika Rezaee
Editor
Sherwin Akbarzadeh
Director of Photography
Tom Grievson
Executive Producer
Gabrielle Stewart
Executive Producer
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