Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
Shayda
Status
released
Original Language
fa
Revenue
$234K

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Production Companies

Dirty Films logoDirty Films
Screen Australia logoScreen Australia
Origma 45
VicScreen logoVicScreen
MIFF Premiere Fund logoMIFF Premiere Fund
HanWay Films logoHanWay Films