United States / Jan 19, 2023 / Sundance Film Festival
A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Lucinda Armstrong Hall | Renee |
| Bev Killick | Cathy |
| Jack Bonser | Night Club Member (uncredited) |
| Eve Morey | Lara |
| Alanna Ha Quach | Jill |
| Avina Ha Quach | Jenny |
| Luka Sero | Tobias |
| Shayan Askari | Parviz |
| Zohreh Farid | Maryam |
| Tina Khabazian | Mrs Bagheri |
| Asal Daram | Roya |
| Catherine Glavicic | Miranda |
| Nicole Gulasekharam | Deb |
| Jerome Meyer | Pierre |
| Sepideh Fallah | |
| Ghazal Ghazanfari | |
| Oona lux Nelson-Moore | Baby Dylan |
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| Hannah Moore | Annabelle |
| Christopher Dimattina | |
| Liam McCarthy | |
| Tiana Hogben | Female Waiter |
| Fariborz Pakzamir | Stall Owner |
| Marjan Mesbahi | Shopkeeper |
| Kamran Motamedi | Iranian Husband |
| Nasibeh Irani | Iranian Mother |
| Shaliz Hosseini | Iranian Wife |
| Aban Qajarnia | Iranian Son |
| Rayan Aridi | Drummer |
| Behrouz Harvasi | Fire Jumper |
| Sarah Harvasi | Fire Jumper |
| Mustafa Amiri | |
| Aurnab As-Saber | |
| Faouzi Daghistani | |
| Yazdaneh Galt | |
| Elham Baghbani | |
| Negin Emamgholi | |
| Mohsen Panahi Erdi | Mr. Bagheri |
| Sabrina Sanavandi | Bahar |
| Ehsan Bayatfar | Reza |
| Zac Garmsiri | |
| Nafiseh Hamidi | |
| Mohsen Hashemnejad | |
| Porsha Ghorbanpour | |
| Forouzan Ghorbanpour | |
| Phillip McInnes | Police Officer |
| Iopu Auva'a | |
| Meleah Smedley | |
| Michael Robins | |
| Michael Robins | |
| Silas James |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Shayda |
| Original language | فارسی (FA) |
| Spoken languages | فارسی, English |
| Production countries | Australia, United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Dirty Films, Screen Australia, Origma 45, VicScreen, MIFF Premiere Fund, HanWay Films, The 51 Fund, Parandeh Pictures |
| Release date | 28 settembre 2023 |
| Executive producer | Cate Blanchett, Andrew Upton, Coco Francini, Caitlin Gold, Lindsay Lanzillotta, Naomi McDougall Jones, Nivedita Kulkarni, Lois Scott, Tom Grievson, Gabrielle Stewart |
| Production | Vincent Sheehan, Noora Niasari |
| Writer | Noora Niasari, Lynne Vincent McCarthy |
| Casting | Anousha Zarkesh |
| Editing | Elika Rezaee, Peter J. Bennett |
| Cinematography | Sherwin Akbarzadeh |
| Assistant directors | Matthew Rooke, James Short, Noora Niasari, Guy Strachan, Keiran Watson-Bonnice |
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| Camera operators | Sherwin Akbarzadeh |
| Additional photography | Sherwin Akbarzadeh |
| Production design | Josephine Wagstaff, Mandi Bialek-Wester |
| Art direction | Mandi Bialek-Wester, Josephine Wagstaff |
| Set decoration | Mandi Bialek-Wester, Josephine Wagstaff |
| Music | Kate Dean, Livia Ruzic, Justin Lloyd, Lynne Butler, Keith Thomas |
| Sound | Kate Dean, Livia Ruzic, Justin Lloyd, Lynne Butler, Keith Thomas |
| Costume design | Zohie Castellano, Helen Magelakis, Selena Pertzel |
| Makeup | Helen Magelakis, Selena Pertzel, Zohie Castellano |
| Hairstyling | Selena Pertzel, Helen Magelakis, Zohie Castellano |
| Revenue | 233.971 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Australia / Aug 03, 2023 / Melbourne International Film Festival
Switzerland / Aug 12, 2023 / Locarno International Film Festival
Canada / Sep 07, 2023 / Toronto International Film Festival
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South Korea / Oct 08, 2023 / Busan International Film Festival
Indonesia / Nov 18, 2023 / Jakarta World Cinema Week
Hong Kong / Apr 02, 2024 / Hong Kong International Film Festival
Limited release
Netherlands / Sep 28, 2023 / 12
United States / Dec 01, 2023 / PG-13
Indonesia / Mar 08, 2024
Theatrical release
Australia / Sep 28, 2023 / M
Greece / Oct 12, 2023
Indonesia / Mar 20, 2024
Spain / Jun 28, 2024 / 16
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Türkiye / Jun 28, 2024
United Kingdom / Jul 19, 2024 / 15
Italy / Jul 10, 2025
Digital
United States / May 07, 2024 / PG-13
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