Shayda at Star Cinema

Shayda

118 mins | Rated M (Mature themes)

Directed by Noora Niasari

Starring Osamah Sami, Leah Purcell, Jillian Nguyen, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Mojean Aria, Rina Mousavi, Bev Killick

A young Iranian mother and her six-year-old daughter finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter during the two weeks of Iranian New Year (Nowrooz) which is celebrated as a time of renewal and rebirth. Aided by the strong community of women at the refuge they seek their freedom in this new world of possibilities, only to find themselves facing the violence they tried so hard to escape.

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A young Iranian mother and her six-year-old daughter finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter during the two weeks of Iranian New Year (Nowrooz) which is celebrated as a time of renewal and rebirth. Aided by the strong community of women at the refuge they seek their freedom in this new world of possibilities, only to find themselves facing the violence they tried so hard to escape.

Shayda

118 mins | Rated M (Mature themes) | Drama

Directed by Noora Niasari | Starring Osamah Sami, Leah Purcell, Jillian Nguyen, Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Mojean Aria, Rina Mousavi, Bev Killick

A young Iranian mother and her six-year-old daughter finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter during the two weeks of Iranian New Year (Nowrooz) which is celebrated as a time of renewal and rebirth. Aided by the strong community of women at the refuge they seek their freedom in this new world of possibilities, only to find themselves facing the violence they tried so hard to escape.