Synopsis
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.
Shayda (2023) is a 1h 58min drama feature film by Noora Niasari. Shayda, a young Iranian woman living in Australia, finds refuge in a women’s shelter with her 6-year-old daughter,...
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Québec / French
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Festival History
- Hong Kong International Film Festival 2024 generic - Global Vision: Oceania and Africa
- AFI Fest 2023 generic - Discovery
- Busan International Film Festival 2023 generic - Flash Forward
- Locarno International Film Festival 2023 generic
- Mar del Plata International Film Festival 2023 generic - Panorama – Nuevas Autoras
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2023 generic - Feature
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2023 generic
- Stockholm International Film Festival 2023 generic - Discovery
- Sundance Film Festival 2023 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2023 generic
Identifiers & sources
| Wikidata | Q115686447 |
| IMDb | tt13200006 |
| TMDB | 978586 |
| MCC Québec | 441317 |
Source: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec (CC0-1.0)
