The read
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Critics rate it 30 points higher than audiences do.
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Noora NiasariDirector
- Noora NiasariWriter
Cast
- Zar Amir EbrahimiShayda
- Selina ZahedniaMona
- Leah PurcellJoyce
- Jillian NguyenVi
- Osamah SamiHossein
- Mojean AriaFarhad
- Rina MousaviElly
- Lucinda Armstrong HallRenee
- Bev KillickCathy
- Jack BonserNight Club Member (uncredited)
- Eve MoreyLara
- Alanna Ha QuachJill
Stills
Themes
shelterdivorcemother daughter relationshipiranian new year