Shayda
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 tag line: "A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere"
Production companies:
- Dirty Films
- Screen Australia
- Origma 45
- VicScreen
- MIFF Premiere Fund
- HanWay Films
- The 51 Fund
- Parandeh Pictures
