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    SHAYDA

    Directed by Noora Niasari
    Australia | 117 minutes | Awards Buzz – Best International Feature Film

  

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In this lyrical drama, a young Iranian mother (renowned Persian actress Zar Amir Ebrahimi) on the run from a difficult marriage takes refuge with her 6-year-old daughter in an Australian women’s shelter far from home.

film details

Director: Noora Niasari
Producers: Vincent Sheehan, Noora Niasari
Screenwriter: Noora Niasari
Cinematographers: Sherwin Akbarzadeh
Editor: Elika Rezaee
Cast: Zar Amir Ebrahimi, Osamah Sami, Mojean Aria, Jillian Nguyen, Rina Mousavi, Selina Zahednia, Leah Purcell
Country: Australia
Language: In English and Farsi with English subtitles
Year: 2023
Running Time: 117 minutes
Primary Company: Sony Pictures Classics

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