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 as Shayda
- Selina Zahednia as Mona
- Leah Purcell as Joyce
- Jillian Nguyen as Vi
- Osamah Sami as Hossein
- Mojean Aria as Farhad
- Rina Mousavi as Elly
- Lucinda Armstrong Hall as Renee
- Bev Killick as Cathy
- Jack Bonser as Night Club Member (uncredited)