Australia,
2023, 117 min
Directed by:
Nora NiasariScreenplay:
Nora NiasariCinematography:
Sherwin AkbarzadehCast:
Zar Amir-Ebrahimi, Leah Purcell, Mojean Aria, Jillian Nguyen, Osamah Sami, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Selina ZahedniaVOD (2)
Plots(1)
Shayda, a brave Iranian mother, finds refuge in an Australian women’s shelter with her six-year-old daughter. Over Persian New Year, they take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband re-enters their lives, Shayda’s path to freedom is jeopardised. (Madman Entertainment)
Cast
Zar Amir-Ebrahimi
Iran
Best movies:
Tehran Taboo (2017)
Holy Spider (2022)
Shirin (2008)
Leah Purcell
Best movies:
The Proposition (2005)
Lantana (2001)
Last Cab to Darwin (2015)
Mojean Aria
Best movies:
Danger Close (2019)
Reminiscence (2021)
The Enforcer (2022)
Jillian Nguyen
Best movies:
True History of the Kelly Gang (2019)
Expired (2022)
Osamah Sami
Best movies:
Lucky Miles (2007)
Ali's Wedding (2017)
The Furnace (2020)
Lucinda Armstrong Hall
Best movies:
Predestination (2014)