PREVIEW: Aisha (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Letitia Wright (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), Josh O’Connor (God’s Own Country), Ruth McCabe (Philomena), Tara Flynn (Dating Amber), Joanne Crawford (Delinquent Season), Abdul Alshareef (All the Old Knives), Emmet Byrne (Twice Shy), Geraldine McAlinden (Black 47)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Frank Berry (Michael Inside), director, writer; Sam Bisbee (Robot & Frank), Donna Eperon (I Used to Live Here), Tristan Lynch (The Other Lamb) and Aoife O’Sullivan (Joyride), producers; Daragh O’Toole (Michael Inside), composer; Tom Comerford (The Hole in the Ground), cinematographer; Colin Campbell (The Young Offenders), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Aisha (Wright), a young Nigerian woman seeking asylum in Ireland, faces a never-ending cycle of social services and bureaucracy. She soon finds an ally in Conor (O’Connor), who works at her residence home and harbours a troubled past of his own, and together they struggle to maintain their friendship as the odds increasingly slip away from Aisha’s favour…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Black Panther star Letitia Wright gives a rousing lead turn alongside Josh O’Connor in this bittersweet drama that tackles Ireland’s overly complex immigration system.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

THURSDAY 17TH NOVEMBER 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE, AND STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON SKY CINEMA

 

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