Cotton Queen (2025)

73 min - Drama

Synopsis:

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.

Director: Suzannah Mirghani
Writer: Suzannah Mirghani
Country: Sudan, Qatar
Production: Strange Birds, Maneki Films, Philistine Films

Funds:
  • Doha Film Institute (Qumra)

  • Cairo Film Connection (CIFF)

  • Hubert Bals Fund at Rotterdam

  • ArteKino Prize at Cannes’ L’Atelier (2022)

Reviews:
  • Venice International Film Festival (Critics’ Week)