Shayda
2023Shayda, 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.
Acted in
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
as Shayda
Selina Zahednia
as Mona
Leah Purcell
as Joyce
Jillian Nguyen
as Vi
Osamah Sami
as Hossein
Mojean Aria
as Farhad
Rina Mousavi
as Elly
Lucinda Armstrong Hall
as Renee
Bev Killick
as Cathy
Jack Bonser
as Night Club Member (uncredited)
Eve Morey
as Lara
Alanna Ha Quach
as Jill
Avina Ha Quach
as Jenny
Luka Sero
as Tobias
Shayan Askari
as Parviz
Zohreh Farid
as Maryam
Tina Khabazian
as Mrs Bagheri
Asal Daram
as Roya
Catherine Glavicic
as Miranda
Nicole Gulasekharam
as Deb
Jerome Meyer
as Pierre