Aisha no puede volar

Aisha no puede volar (2025)

عائشة لا تستطيع الطيران

Aisha es una cuidadora sudanesa de 26 años que vive en un barrio del centro de El Cairo donde es testigo de las tensiones entre sus compañeros inmigrantes africanos y las bandas locales. Atrapada entre una relación indefinida con un joven cocinero egipcio, un gángster que la chantajea con un trato poco ético a cambio de seguridad y una nueva casa que le asignan para trabajar, Aisha lucha por sobreponerse a sus miedos y batallas perdidas, haciendo que sus sueños se crucen con la realidad y llevándola a un callejón sin salida.

Fecha de estreno
2025-05-20
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (4)
Duración
2 h 12 min
Géneros
Terror, Drama
Director
Murad Mustafa

Reparto

Curiosidades

Aisha Can't Fly Away is a 2025 drama film directed by Morad Mostafa, in his directorial debut, from a screenplay he wrote with Sawsan Yusuf and Mohammad Abdulqader. It stars Buliana Simon as the titular role in her acting debut.

Production

The idea of Aisha Can't Fly Away was conceived by Mostafa, inspired by his encounter with an African migrant worker in Cairo. In October 2021, the project won a total of $8,180 production grant at the CineGouna, held during the El Gouna Film Festival. In December 2022, it won the Lodge Award for an Arab Project and received a $100,000 production grant at the Red Sea Souk.

In March 2024, it participated in project development incubator Qumra, held by Doha Film Institute. In July 2024, it received a €25,000 production grant from Berlinale's World Cinema Fund. It was selected to participate in the Final Cut program, held during the 2024 Venice Production Bridge. It won five awards and received a total of €23,500 in grants.

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