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Shayda poster
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Strong
MASTER SCORE 69.9 / 100
2023·Drama·1h 57m

SHAYDA

“A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere”

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 Nowruz, she tries to forge a fresh start with new and unfettered freedoms. But when a judge grants Hossein visitation rights, he reenters their life, stoking Shayda’s fear that he’ll attempt to take Mona back to Iran.

Above the Line
Noora Niasari·DirectorNoora Niasari·WriterLynne Vincent McCarthy·Script EditorSherwin Akbarzadeh·Director of PhotographyKate Dean·Music SupervisorElika Rezaee·Editor
Cast
Zar Amir Ebrahimi·ShaydaSelina Zahednia·MonaLeah Purcell·JoyceJillian Nguyen·ViOsamah Sami·HosseinMojean Aria·FarhadRina Mousavi·EllyLucinda Armstrong Hall·ReneeBev Killick·CathyJack Bonser·Night Club Member (uncredited)
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 5
Noora Niasari·DirectorGuy Strachan·Script SupervisorMatthew Rooke·Second Assistant DirectorJames Short·First Assistant DirectorKeiran Watson-Bonnice·Second Unit Director
Writing· 2
Noora Niasari·WriterLynne Vincent McCarthy·Script Editor
Camera· 1
Sherwin Akbarzadeh·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Elika Rezaee·EditorPeter J. Bennett·Assistant Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Kate Dean·Music SupervisorLynne Butler·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 4
Mandi Bialek-Wester·Art DirectionJosephine Wagstaff·Production DesignSelena Pertzel·Makeup Department HeadHelen Magelakis·Special Effects Makeup Artist
Production· 13
Vincent Sheehan·ProducerCaitlin Gold·Executive ProducerNivedita Kulkarni·Executive ProducerAndrew Upton·Executive ProducerNaomi McDougall Jones·Executive ProducerCate Blanchett·Executive ProducerCoco Francini·Executive ProducerLindsay Lanzillotta·Executive ProducerLois Scott·Executive ProducerNoora Niasari·ProducerTom Grievson·Executive ProducerGabrielle Stewart·Executive ProducerAnousha Zarkesh·Casting Director
Other Departments· 1
Selena Pertzel·Hair Department Head
By the Numbers
69.9
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$234K
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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