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Over the Persian New Year, brave Shayda (Zar Amir Ebrahimi) and her daughter Mona (Selina Zahedenia) take solace in Nowruz rituals and new beginnings, but when her estranged husband Hossein (Osamah Sami) re-enters their lives, Shayda's path to freedom is jeopardized.

Noora Niasari’s incredible debut film slowly builds into a thriller, and Ebrahimi’s enthralling performance coaxes us to lean in. Tension is cleverly sustained in this film with a fearlessness that makes it such a compelling experience.

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