Shayda
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Bev Killick · Jack Bonser · Jillian Nguyen · Leah Purcell · Lucinda Armstrong Hall · Mojean Aria · Osamah Sami · Rina Mousavi · Selina Zahednia · Zar Amir Ebrahimi · Noora Niasari
Studios & networks
Dirty Films · HanWay Films · MIFF Premiere Fund · Origma 45 · Parandeh Pictures · Screen Australia · The 51 Fund · VicScreen