Aisha Can’t Fly Away
a film by
Morad Mostafa
120 min /
Drama
Tunisia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and France
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 that 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 Company(ies):
Producer(s):
Bonanza Films, AA Films, Cinewaves
Producer(s):
Sawsan Yusuf
- Cannes Film Festival, France
- Durban International Film Festival, South Africa
