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Shayda

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: December 1, 2023

Summary: Shayda (Zar Amir Ebrahimi), 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 jeopardized.

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Runtime:	117 min
Rating:	Rated PG-13 for thematic material involving domestic abuse, some violence and language.
Official Site:	https://www.sonyclassics.com/film/shayda/
Production:	Screen Australia
Genres:	Drama
Country:	AU
Languages:	English, Persian

Director	Credit
Noora Niasari	Director

Writer	Credit
Noora Niasari	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Bev Killick	Cathy
Eloise Gentle	Downtown Shopper
Eve Morey	Lara
Jerome Meyer	Pierre
Jillian Nguyen	Vi
Leah Purcell	Joyce
Liam McCarthy	Renne's Men
Lucinda Armstrong Hall	Renee
Mojean Aria	Farhad
Osamah Sami	Hossein
Rina Mousavi	Elly
Tiana Hogben	Female Waiter
Zahra Amir Ebrahimi	Shayda

Cast	Credit
Catherine Glavicic	Mindy
Justine Jones	Commuter
Korab Shasivari	Festival Attendees
Luka Sero	Tobias
Meaghan Fahy	Downtown Shopper
Nicole Gulasekharam	Deb
Phillip McInnes	Police Officer
Rina Mousavi	Elly
Selina Zahednia	Mona

Producer	Credit
Andrew Upton	Executive Producer
Anwyn Watkins	Associate Producer
Caitlin Gold	Executive Producer
Cate Blanchett	Executive Producer
Coco Francini	Executive Producer
Keiran Watson-Bonnice	Associate Producer
Laura Faulkner	Line Producer
Lindsay Lanzillotta	Executive Producer
Lois Scott	Executive Producer
Mark Woods	Executive Producer: MIFF Premiere Fund
Naomi McDougall Jones	Executive Producer
Nivedita Kulkarni	Executive Producer
Noora Niasari	Producer
Tom Grievson	Executive Producer
Vincent Sheehan	Producer