Shayda
“A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere”
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.
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Cast
57 people
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Shayda
Known for
Holy Spider
Tatami
Selina Zahednia
Mona
No other roles listed
Leah Purcell
Joyce
Known for
Wentworth
The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart
Jillian Nguyen
Vi
Known for
Clickbait
Scarygirl
Osamah Sami
Hossein
Known for
Ali's Wedding
Mojean Aria
Farhad
Known for
See
Reminiscence
Rina Mousavi
Elly
Also in
ITCH
Slice
Lucinda Armstrong Hall
Renee
Known for
Neighbours
Bev Killick
Cathy
Also in
Savage River
Preacher
Jack Bonser
Night Club Member (uncredited)
Also in
You Soon Will Follow
The Filmmaker's Journey
Eve Morey
Lara
Known for
Mystery Road
Alanna Ha Quach
Jill
No other roles listed
Noora Niasari Director · Sherwin Akbarzadeh Cinematographer Elika Rezaee Editor
Worldwide gross $234K · United States release December 1, 2023 · Produced in Australia, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$233,971
Production
Dirty Films
Production
Screen Australia
Production
Origma 45
Production
VicScreen
Production
MIFF Premiere Fund
Production
HanWay Films
Production
The 51 Fund
Production
Parandeh Pictures
Production
Australia · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Persian
Spoken on screen
English · Persian
Release dates
United States · January 19, 2023
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Australia · September 28, 2023
Theatrical
United States · December 1, 2023
Limited theatrical
United States · May 7, 2024
Digital
Australia
August 3, 2023 · Premiere · Melbourne International Film Festival
August 30, 2023 · Premiere · CinefestOz
September 14, 2023 · Premiere · Darwin International Film Festival
Canada
September 7, 2023 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Greece
October 12, 2023 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 2, 2024 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Indonesia
November 18, 2023 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema Week
November 28, 2023 · Premiere · Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival
March 8, 2024 · Limited theatrical
March 20, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
July 10, 2025 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 28, 2023 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
October 8, 2023 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
Spain
June 28, 2024 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 12, 2023 · Premiere · Locarno International Film Festival
Türkiye
June 28, 2024 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 19, 2024 · Theatrical
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