
Plot
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.
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Cast

Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Shayda

Selina Zahednia
Mona

Leah Purcell
Joyce

Jillian Nguyen
Vi

Osamah Sami
Hossein

Mojean Aria
Farhad

Rina Mousavi
Elly

Lucinda Armstrong Hall
Renee

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

Nicole Gulasekharam
Deb

Jerome Meyer
Pierre