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Shayda( 2023)

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A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Zar Amir Ebrahimi

      Shayda

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      Selina Zahednia

      Mona

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      Leah Purcell

      Joyce

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      Jillian Nguyen

      Vi

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      Osamah Sami

      Hossein

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      Mojean Aria

      Farhad

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      Rina Mousavi

      Elly

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      Lucinda Armstrong Hall

      Renee

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      Bev Killick

      Cathy

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      Jack Bonser

      Night Club Member (uncredited)

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      Eve Morey

      Lara

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      Alanna Ha Quach

      Jill

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      Avina Ha Quach

      Jenny

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      Luka Sero

      Tobias

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      Shayan Askari

      Parviz

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      Zohreh Farid

      Maryam

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      Tina Khabazian

      Mrs Bagheri

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      Asal Daram

      Roya

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      Catherine Glavicic

      Miranda

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      Nicole Gulasekharam

      Deb

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      Jerome Meyer

      Pierre

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      Sepideh Fallah

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      Ghazal Ghazanfari

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      Oona lux Nelson-Moore

      Baby Dylan

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      Hannah Moore

      Annabelle

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      Christopher Dimattina

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      Liam McCarthy

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      Tiana Hogben

      Female Waiter

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      Fariborz Pakzamir

      Stall Owner

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      Marjan Mesbahi

      Shopkeeper

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      Kamran Motamedi

      Iranian Husband

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      Nasibeh Irani

      Iranian Mother

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      Shaliz Hosseini

      Iranian Wife

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      Aban Qajarnia

      Iranian Son

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      Rayan Aridi

      Drummer

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      Behrouz Harvasi

      Fire Jumper

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      Sarah Harvasi

      Fire Jumper

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      Mustafa Amiri

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      Aurnab As-Saber

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      Faouzi Daghistani

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      Yazdaneh Galt

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      Elham Baghbani

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      Negin Emamgholi

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      Mohsen Panahi Erdi

      Mr. Bagheri

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      Sabrina Sanavandi

      Bahar

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      Ehsan Bayatfar

      Reza

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      Zac Garmsiri

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      Nafiseh Hamidi

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      Mohsen Hashemnejad

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      Porsha Ghorbanpour

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      Forouzan Ghorbanpour

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      Phillip McInnes

      Police Officer

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      Iopu Auva'a

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      Meleah Smedley

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      Michael Robins

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      Michael Robins

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      Silas James

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    A review by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

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    Written by Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots on Sun Apr 23 2023
    **By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com** The tenacity of a mother’s love provides the strong foundation for writer / director Noora Niasari‘s “Shayda,” a harrowing portrait of an Iranian woman who is doing her best to make the most of a terrible situation. This intimate story is one of female empowerment and endurance in a cultural system that often treats females as second class citizens. Shayda (Zar Amir-Ebrahimi) is a young mother who, with her 6-year-old daughter Mona (Selina Zahednia) has fled her horribly abusive husband Hossein (Osamah Sami) and moved into a women’s shelter in ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    233971.00

    Keywords

    • shelter
    • divorce
    • mother daughter relationship
    • iranian new year