Shayda
Shayda

Shayda

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2023
1h 58m
6.7(15 votes)
Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Dirty Films
Screen Australia
VicScreen
MIFF Premiere Fund
HanWay Films
The 51 Fund
Parandeh Pictures

Videos & Trailers

7 videos

Cast & Crew

57 members
Acting

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Shayda

Zar Amir Ebrahimi
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Selina Zahednia

Mona

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Leah Purcell

Joyce

Leah Purcell
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Jillian Nguyen

Vi

Jillian Nguyen
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Osamah Sami

Hossein

Osamah Sami
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Mojean Aria

Farhad

Mojean Aria
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Rina Mousavi

Elly

Rina Mousavi
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Lucinda Armstrong Hall

Renee

Lucinda Armstrong Hall
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Bev Killick

Cathy

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Jack Bonser

Night Club Member (uncredited)

Jack Bonser
Crew

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

Catherine Glavicic
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Nicole Gulasekharam

Deb

Nicole Gulasekharam
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Jerome Meyer

Pierre

Jerome Meyer
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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

Phillip McInnes
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Iopu Auva'a

Unknown Role

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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