Shayda
Shayda (Zar Amir Ebrahimi), a brave Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her six-year-old daughter Mona (Selina Zahednia). Over Persian New Year, they take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband re-enters their lives, Shayda’s path to freedom is jeopardised.
At a time when there are female-led protests in Iran demanding greater freedoms for women, Noora Niasari’s assured debut feature film makes essential viewing. On one hand, the film taps into this zeitgeist, but on the other, the film is a profoundly personal story of a mother and daughter navigating an unfairly dangerous path.
Shayda premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival where it received the Audience Award in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition.
Cast
Osamah Sami , Zar Amir Ebrahimi , Lucinda Armstrong Hall , Jillian Nguyen , Leah Purcell , Mojean Aria , Rina Mousavi , Bev Killick
Director
Languages
English, Persian
Closed Captions [CC]
English
Country
Australia
Studio
Madman
Bonus Content
Interviews
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