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Aisha

Aisha

2022

Frank Berry

Letitia Wright, Josh O'Connor, Abdul Alshareef, Ruth McCabe ...

6.3

538

Drama A young Nigerian woman seeks international protection in Ireland. Caught in limbo for years in Ireland's immigration system, Aisha Osagie develops a friendship with former prisoner Conor Healy who she meets at one of the accommodation centres. Aisha and Conor's growing friendship soon looks to be short-lived as Aisha's future in Ireland comes under threat.

	Media	Author	Review
		Michael Nordine Variety	"A docudrama-like approach that's all the more affecting for how authentic it feels (...) The sensitivity with which this story is told coupled with Wright's performance makes for an experience that's never less than engaging"
		Wendy Ide Screendaily	"Frank Berry's delicate drama is immensely moving. O'Connor [and] Wright work beautifully (...) Berry's empathetic eye is keen when it comes to subtle details"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A transfixing performance from Wright (...) O'Connor [demonstrates] that he's among the best actors to emerge from Britain in the past decade (...) A tiny film with an emotional effect in inverse proportion to its size"
		Damon Wise Deadline	"Slight but surprisingly powerful film (...) An unexpectedly effective piece of talking-point cinema (...) 'Aisha' leaves a memorable afterglow"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Excellent refugee drama 'Aisha' brings out the best in 'Avengers,' 'Crown' stars (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Kevin Maher The Times	"The scenes between the two leads are gripping and crackle with chemistry. The wider drama, and the incessant castigation of social inequality, sometimes feels slightly stilted (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Jason Bailey The Playlist	"'Aisha' is a thoughtful and intelligent film, and it finds a gifted actor [-Wright-]doing some very tricky things quite well"
		Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It’s an absorbing drama given sympathy and life by two very high-calibre performers (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"Writer-director Frank Berry’s film never devolves into melodrama (...) but he grounds her plight in an authentic mixture of daily frustrations and sporadic joys (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Charlotte O'Sullivan London Evening Standard	"Wright's portrait of everyday heroism is stunning (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Larushka Ivan-Zadeh Metro	"Letitia Wright shows she's not all about blockbusters with this small, moving story of a Nigerian woman seeking asylum"
		Lisa Kennedy The New York Times	"'Aisha' resists tidy answers through the gentle force of its performances and by staying on the rebuffs and uncertainty Aisha suffers"
		Tara Brady Irish Times	"Wright does more with her eyes than most actors can convey with all guns blazing (...) Berry's script –as with his star– is quietly seething (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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