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Description: A young Iranian mother and her six-year-old daughter find refuge in an Australian women's shelter during the two weeks of the Iranian New Year (Nowruz).

Cast:
Shayda: Zar Amir Ebrahimi
Joyce: Leah Purcell
Farhad: Mojean Aria
Renee: Lucinda Armstrong Hall
Vi: Jillian Nguyen
Lara: Eve Morey
Hossein: Osamah Sami
Tobias: Luka Sero
Elly: Rina Mousavi
Renne's Men: Christopher Dimattina
Mindy: Catherine Glavicic
Pierre: Jerome Meyer
Female Waiter: Tiana Hogben
Cathy: Bev Killick
Shopkeeper: Marjan Mesbahi
Police Officer: Phillip McInnes
Deb: Nicole Gulasekharam
Traveller: Nikita Armstrong
Male Onlooker: Mustafa Amiri
Reza: Ehsan Bayatfar
Firefighter: Meleah Smedley
Annabelle: Hannah Moore
Mona: Selina
Iranian Wife: Shaliz Hosseini
Extra: Jasper Jordan Magri
Parviz: Shayan Askari
Jill: Alanna Ha Quach
Roya: Asal Daram
Jenny: Avina Ha Quach
Elly's Party Guest: Porsha Ghorbanpour
Iranian Husband: Kamran Motamedi
Interpreter: Ghazal Ghazanfari
Mr. Bagheri: Mohsen Panahi
Stall Owner: Fariborz Pakzamir
Maryam: Zohreh Farid
Festival Dancer: Yazdaneh Galt
Fire Jumper: Behrouz Harvasi
Prison Guard: Subramaniam Velayutham
Iranian Son: Aban Qajarnia
Mrs. Bagheri: Tina Khabazian
Bahar: Sabrina Sanavandi
Baby Dylan: Oona Lux Nelson-Moore
Drummer: Rayan Aridi
Iranian Mother: Nasibeh Irani
New Years Eve Party Goer: Victoria Babatsikos
Passenger: Mert Ergec
Downtown shopper: Meaghan Fahy
Downtown Shopper: Eloise Gentle
Commuter: Justine Jones
Festival Attendees: Korab Shasivari

Written by: Noora Niasari

Director: Noora Niasari

Release date: 05 Oct 2023

Box Office: $61,694