Shayda

117 mins | Rated PG-13 (for thematic material involving domestic abuse, some violence and language) | Drama

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