Shayda

Category: Movies •

Genre: Drama •

Rating: 7

Director: Noora Niasari,

Writer: Noora Niasari,

Cast: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Osamah Sami, Leah Purcell, Jillian Nguyen, Mojean Aria, Selina Zahednia, Rina Mousavi, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Bev Killick, Jack Bonser, Eve Morey,

Language: en

Country: United Kingdom

Release Date: September 28, 2023

Plot: An Iranian woman living in Australia, Shayda 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.