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An Iranian woman and her daughter flee abuse in moving indie "Shayda"
MR Shayda
This image released by Sony Pictures Classics shows Zar Amir Ebrahimi in a scene from "Shayda."
With a different storyteller, "Shayda" could have easily been exploitative or manipulative, but Niasari and her actors make it feel like real life.