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Aisha Can't Fly Away, is a 2025 Egyptian movie, directed by Murad Mustafa, and starring Buliana Simon Arop, Ziad Zaza, Emad Ghoneim. with a runtime of 131 minutes.
Aisha Can't Fly Away is an Egyptian social drama that immerses itself in the fragile world of African migrants living in Cairo's Ain-Shams neighborhood. Aisha, a 26-year-old Somali woman, navigates daily survival in a community where violent tensions between Egyptians and various African nationalities simmer unchecked by indifferent authorities, allowing criminal gangs to fill the vacuum. When one gang approaches Aisha with an offer of protection in exchange for a dangerous favor, her already precarious existence becomes a moral and physical trap. The film is a raw, unflinching look at migration, statelessness, and the impossible choices forced upon those the city refuses to protect.
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