A love letter to mothers and daughters everywhere
Overview
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.
Cast
Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Shayda
Selina Zahednia
Mona
Leah Purcell
Joyce
Osamah Sami
Hossein
Mojean Aria
Farhad
Rina Mousavi
Elly
Bev Killick
Cathy
Jack Bonser
Night Club Member (uncredited)
Eve Morey
Lara
Alanna Ha Quach
Jill
Avina Ha Quach
Jenny
Luka Sero
Tobias
Shayan Askari
Parviz
Zohreh Farid
Maryam
Tina Khabazian
Mrs Bagheri
Asal Daram
Roya
Catherine Glavicic
Miranda
Jerome Meyer
Pierre
Oona lux Nelson-Moore
Baby Dylan
Hannah Moore
Annabelle
Tiana Hogben
Female Waiter
Fariborz Pakzamir
Stall Owner
Marjan Mesbahi
Shopkeeper
Kamran Motamedi
Iranian Husband
Nasibeh Irani
Iranian Mother
Shaliz Hosseini
Iranian Wife
Aban Qajarnia
Iranian Son
Rayan Aridi
Drummer
Behrouz Harvasi
Fire Jumper
Sarah Harvasi
Fire Jumper
Mohsen Panahi Erdi
Mr. Bagheri
Sabrina Sanavandi
Bahar
Ehsan Bayatfar
Reza
Phillip McInnes
Police Officer
Jeanne du Barry
Korkusuz Korkak
Parachute
Full Circle
Dream Scenario
Oppenheimer
The Substance
Dune
Joker
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Barbie
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Shawshank Redemption
Conclave
Blade Runner
Poor Things
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Alien: Romulus
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Avatar: The Way of Water