Shayda (2024)

Shayda

2024

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…

ReleasedMarch 1, 2024

DirectorNoora Niasari

WriterNoora Niasari

StarringZar Amir Ebrahimi, Selina Zahednia, Leah Purcell, Jillian Nguyen

Scores

Letterboxd3.56

IMDb6.7

Rotten Tomatoes84%

Metacritic76

Box Office

Cast

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Zar Amir Ebrahimi

Shayda

Selina Zahednia

Mona

Leah Purcell

Leah Purcell

Joyce

Jillian Nguyen

Jillian Nguyen

Vi

Osamah Sami

Osamah Sami

Hossein

Mojean Aria

Mojean Aria

Farhad

Rina Mousavi

Rina Mousavi

Elly

Lucinda Armstrong Hall

Lucinda Armstrong Hall

Renee

Bev Killick

Cathy

Jack Bonser

Jack Bonser

Night Club Member (uncredited)

Eve Morey

Lara

Alanna Ha Quach

Jill

Crew

Noora Niasari

Noora Niasari

Director

Noora Niasari

Noora Niasari

Writer

Sherwin Akbarzadeh

Director of Photography

Lindsay Lanzillotta

Lindsay Lanzillotta

Executive Producer

Vincent Sheehan

Producer

Naomi McDougall Jones

Naomi McDougall Jones

Executive Producer

Nivedita Kulkarni

Executive Producer

Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett

Executive Producer

Caitlin Gold

Caitlin Gold

Executive Producer

Andrew Upton

Executive Producer

Coco Francini

Executive Producer

Lois Scott

Executive Producer

Studios & Companies

Production

Screen Australia Origma 45

MIFF Premiere Fund

Parandeh Pictures

Opening Weekend

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Domestic$234K

International—

Worldwide$234K

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Daily Charts Box Office Mojo

Awards

1Nominations

0Wins

Academy Awards1 nom

Best International Feature Film

Golden Globes0 noms

0 Nominations

Spirit Awards0 noms

0 Nominations

0 Nominations