watch TrailerAisha Can’t Fly Away
a film by
Morad Mostafa
120 min /
Drama
Egypt, France, Germany, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Sudan
Aisha is a 26-year-old Sudanese caregiver living in a neighbourhood in the heart of Cairo where she witnesses the tension between her fellow African migrants and local gangs.
Stuck between an undefined relationship with a young Egyptian cook, a gangster who blackmails her into an unethical deal in exchange for safety, and a new house she’s assigned to work in, Aisha struggles to cope with her fears and lost battles, causing her dreams to cross with reality and leading her to an impasse.
Cast
- Buliana Simon
- Ziad Zaza
- Emad Ghoniem
- Mamdouh Saleh
Crew
- Directed By: Morad Mostafa
- Written By: Morad Mostafa, Sawsan Youssef, Mohamed Abdelader
- Produced By Sawsan Yusuf
- Co-Produced By: Sawsan Youssef, Dora Bouchoucha and Lina Chaaban, Sherif Fathy, Ahmed Amer, Faisal Baltayour, Alaa Karkouti, Maher Diab, May Odeh, Zorana Musikic, Laura Nikolov, and Abellelah Al Ahmary
- Associate Producer: Amjad Abu Alala
- Production Companies: Bonanza Films, Nomadis Images, Shift Studios, A. A. Films, Cinewaves, MAD Solutions, Mayana Films, Coorigins, and Arabia Pictures
- DOP: Mostafa El Kashef
- Production Design and Art Direction: Eman Elelaby
- Costume Design: Nayera Eldahshoury
- Sound: Mostafa Shaban
- Editor: Mohamed Mamdouh
Production Company(ies):
Producer(s):
Bonanza Films, Nomadis Images, Shift Studios, A. A. Films, Cinewaves, MAD Solutions, Mayana Films, Coorigins, and Arabia Pictures
Producer(s):
Sawsan Yusuf
- Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard, France (World Premiere)
- Durban International Film Festival, South Africa
- Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia (FIPRESCI Award)
- Festival Villa del Cine, Colombia
- Festival De Filmes Incríveis São Paulo, Brazil
- Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, Brazil
- Filmfest Hamburg, Germany
- Mostra de València – Cinema del Mediterrani, Spain
- Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, France
- Film Africa, UK
- Yellowstone International Film Festival, India
- London Migration Film Festival, UK
- AfryKamera Film Festival, Poland
- Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco (Arab World Premiere)
- FIPRESCI Award, Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
- Best Film, Festival Villa del Cine
- Golden Palm Grand Jury Award, Mostra de València
- Special Jury Award, Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur
