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Cotton Queen

Cotton Queen

Original Title: ملكة القطن

  • Film
  • 2026
  • 1h 34m
  • Released

In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of battling British colonizers told by her grandmother, the village matriarch Al-Sit. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development plan and genetically engineered cotton, Nafisa becomes the center of a power play to determine the future of the village. Awakening to her own strength, Nafisa sets out to save the co…

  • Directing Suzannah Mirghani
  • Writing Suzannah Mirghani
  • Starring Mihad MurtadaRabeha MahmoudTalaat Farid
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In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of battling British colonizers told by her grandmother, the village matriarch Al-Sit. But when a young businessman arrives from abroad with a new development plan and genetically engineered cotton, Nafisa becomes the center of a power play to determine the future of the village. Awakening to her own strength, Nafisa sets out to save the cotton fields – and herself. Neither she nor her community will ever be the same again.

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Cotton Queen by Suzannah Mirghani

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Mihad Murtada Nafisa
Rabeha Mahmoud Al-Sit
Talaat Farid Babiker
Haram Basher Aisha
Mohamed Musa Bilal
Hassan Kassala Nadir
Fatma Farid Faiza
  • Directing Suzannah Mirghani
  • Writing Suzannah Mirghani
  • Cinematography Frida Marzouk
  • Editing Amparo Mejías AuñónSimon BlasiFrank Müller
  • Production Caroline Daube
  • Production Design Pierre Glemet
  • Costume Design Simba Elmur
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