cotton queen
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 90 MIN
Director: SUZZANAH MERGHANI
Starring: Mihad Murtada (Nafisa), Rabha Mohamed Mahmoud(Al-Sit), Talaat Fareed(Babiker), Haram Bisheer (Aisha), Mohamed Musa(Bilal), Hassan Mohi El Din(Nadir)
Release Date: 2026-01-14
Language: Arabic
In a cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenage Nafisa is raised on heroic tales of battling British colonisers 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.
A POWERFUL STORY OF SELF-DETERMINATION AND THE STRUGGLE TO BREAK FREE FROM TRADITION.
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A SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE DRAMA.
International Cinephile Society
THERE’S NOT A COTTON THREAD OUT OF PLACE.
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