βFlight 404β Review: A Woman Returns to Her Secret Past in Egyptβs Stilted Oscar Submission
30 December 2024 at 12:00
Thereβs a stilted, soap opera quality to Hany Khalifaβs βFlight 404,β Egyptβs submission to the Academy Awards. It never quite transcends these visual and narrative trappings, but its tale of a woman escaping her past, en route to her Mecca pilgrimage, is led by a deeply layered performance from Mona Zaki. While the actress brings [β¦]