Michael Nordine authorLest you think America has a monopoly on byzantine immigration systems, “Aisha” is here with an unfortunate reminder that it does not.
Following the eponymous young Nigerian woman (Letitia Wright) as she attempts to resettle in Ireland, writer-director Frank Berry’s drama of bureaucracy eschews histrionics in favor of a docudrama-like approach that’s all the more affecting for how authentic it feels.
The result isn’t quite Kafka, but it’s closer than it should be.“Your English is good,” Aisha is told early on by a woman who doesn’t know that nearly everyone in Nigeria speaks it.
The interaction is emblematic of her treatment at the hands of almost everyone she meets: not malicious, but also hopelessly naive to her plight — and making no attempt to understand it.
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