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.
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)
Eve Morey
as Lara
Alanna Ha Quach
as Jill
