Aisha Can't Fly Away

Synopsis

Aisha, a 26-year-old Sudanese woman, lives in Ain-Shams, a neighborhood in Cairo with a large African migrant community. The authorities’ indifference to the violent tensions between Egyptians and various African nationalities, has allowed different gangs to seize control of the neighborhood. The situation quickly turns sour after one of them offers Aisha security in exchange for a favor.

Trailer

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Cast

Buliana Simon Arop

Aisha

Ziad Zaza

Zuka

Emad Ghoniem

Abdoun

Mamdouh Saleh

Khalil

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Maya Mohamed

Tawfiqah

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Mohammad Abdelhady

Mr. Abdelhady

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Walid Abu Saree

The Accountant

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Islam Shalaby

Cook

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Islam Salah

Ibrahim

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Ensaf Mohamed

Elderly Woman

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Esther Hanna

Ghada

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Fatouma

The French-speaking Maid

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Sandy

Aisha's Sister (Saeeda)

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Shaimaa Magdy

The Nurse

Achai Ayom

Nova

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Nour El-Gendy

Omar's Mother

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Hamza Ismail

Omar

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Mohamed Moatasem

Mohamed

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Eid Mohamed Abdelkarim

The Quran Teacher

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Adel Loash

Sudanese Elderly Man

Crew

Art

• Eman Elalby Art Direction

Camera

• Mostafa El Kashef Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Nayera El Dahshoury Costume Design
• Salma Omara Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Amr Abdallah Special Effects Makeup Artist

Directing

• Morad Mostafa Director

Editing

• Mohamed Mamdouh Editor

Production

• Amjad Abu Alala Co-Producer
• Mohamed Hefzy Co-Producer
• Maher Diab Co-Producer
• Faisal Baltyuor Co-Producer
• Dora Bouchoucha Co-Producer
• Alaa Karkouti Co-Producer
• Michel Zana Co-Producer
• Sawsan Yusuf Producer
• Shahinaz El Akkad Co-Producer
• Ahmad Amer Co-Producer
• Ayman Mansour Casting Director
• Ahmed Hashem Casting Director

Sound

• Moustafa Shaaban Abdelhamid Sound

Writing

• Mohammad Abdulqader Screenplay
• Morad Mostafa Screenplay
• Sawsan Yusuf Co-Writer