Aisha Can't Fly Away (2025)

Original title

عائشة لا تستطيع الطيران

Directed by

Morad Mostafa

Genre

drama film

Country

Sudan, Tunisia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

18

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman named Aisha struggles with her circumstances in a small Egyptian fishing community. She faces everyday pressures and limited options that keep her from leaving.

slow-burnmelancholicintimateearthysubduedgroundedintrospective

What happens

Aisha Can't Fly Away (Arabic: عائشة لم تعد قادرة على الطيران) 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. The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 78th Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2025, where it was nominated for the Caméra d'Or. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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