Shayda
AroView: This Australian drama filmed mostly in the Persian language is made something special by two magnetic actresses. Iranian émigré Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Holy Spider) is almost upstaged by her six-year-old co-star as a mother and daughter forced to stay in a Melbourne women’s refuge during the two weeks of the Iranian New Year (Nowrooz).
Based on the experiences of writer-director Noora Niasari and her own mother, the tough and tender details of her dramatization make it personal film-making at its best.
“Throughout all of it, Ebrahimi gives a performance that, even in immense isolation, tells a whole story on its own and leaves a lingering impression long after the film itself comes to a close.” ~Chase Hutchinson, Collider
“Niasari carefully and assuredly handles an intense and emotional story with ease and vulnerability.” ~Mae Abdulbaki, Screen Rant
Cast
Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Shayda), Selina Zahednia (Mona), Leah Purcell, Osamah Sami, Lucinda Armstrong Hall, Jillian Nguyen, Mojean Aria, Rina Mousavi, Bev Killick
Director
Languages
Farsi, English
Country
Australia
Studio
Madman
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