Egypt, France, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia
Duración: 02:00:00
Aisha — a 26-year-old African immigrant caregiver residing in Ain-shams, a Cairo neighborhood with a large African migrant community. Through her eyes, the film explores the intricate dynamics of a world where the authorities’ indifference to the violent tensions between Egyptians and various African nationalities has allowed different gangs to seize control. The situation quickly turns sour after one of them offers Aisha security in exchange for a favor.
Morad Mostafa is an Egyptian Filmmaker born in Cairo in 1988.
He worked on several independent films; and collaborated as an Executive Director on SOUAD (2020), an official selection for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival and the 2020 Berlinale.
An alumnus of the Berlinale Talents, Durban Talents, and Locarno Academy, Mostafa wrote and directed three short films, all of which were selected in Clermont-Ferrand over three consecutive years and were screened in more than 300 festivals worldwide, winning several awards.
His short film, I PROMISE YOU PARADISE (2023), was selected for Cannes’ Critics Week and the César Awards. His first feature film, AISHA CAN’T FLY AWAY (2025) will also premiere in Cannes’ Critics Week
