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Drama, 120 min

aisha can’t fly away

A film by morad mostafa

2025
Egypt, France, Germany, Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Sudan

Cast

Buliana Simon

Emad Ghoniem

Ziad Zaza

Synopsis

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.

Cannes Film Festival, France
Durban International Film Festival, South Africa
Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival, Armenia
FIPRESCI Award, Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival
Production Company(ies):
Bonanza Films, Nomadis Images, Shift Studios, A. A. Films, Cinewaves, MAD Solutions, Mayana Films, Coorigins, and Arabia Pictures
Fund(ers):
Jury Prize for Best Film in Post-Production, a prize from the Cinémathèque Afrique of the Institut Français for the film’s non-commercial and non-exclusive broadcasting rights, a €5,000 cash prize for its rights in Italy from Rai Cinema S.p.a., an in-kind award valued up to €10,000 from Titrafilm for various post-production services, and a €5,000 refund from the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie on post-production services, Final Cut in Venice
Atlas Award for Post Production for Best Film in Post Production and a €25,000 cash prize, Marrakech International Film Festival
Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Award for a three-month writing residency in Berlin, Ouaga Film Lab
IFAS Award and an invitation to attend the PAS Developmental Workshop Program, Durban Film Mart
Grand Prix Award along with an $8,600 development grant and $2,700 in in-kind post-production services from Titra Film, Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival
Red Sea Lodge Award with an attached cash prize of $100,000 along with an invitation to the Torino Film Lab, Red Sea Film Festival
A $5,000 cash grant from Gemini Africa, EGP 50,000 from The Cell Post Production, and an invitation to the IEFTA’s Global Film Expression Initiative, El Gouna Film Festival’s CineGouna
Cannes’ Cinéfondation
Doha Film Institute
Cultural Resource Fund - Mawred
Locarno Academy
La Fabrique des Cinémas du Monde
Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)
Malmö Arab Film Festival’s Industry Days

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