Drama · Germany · 2026 · 1h 34m

Cotton Queen

ملكة القطن

Director

Cast

Mihad Murtada as Nafisa Rabeha Mahmoud as Al-Sit Talaat Farid as Babiker Haram Basher as Aisha Mohamed Musa as Bilal Hassan Kassala as Nadir

Crew

Frida Marzouk — Director of Photography Amparo Mejías Auñón — Editor Simon Blasi — Editor Frank Müller — Editor Suzannah Mirghani — Screenplay Caroline Daube — Producer

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.

Key Collaborators

Suzannah Mirghani Director Frida Marzouk Director of Photography Amparo Mejías Auñón Editor Simon Blasi Editor Frank Müller Editor Suzannah Mirghani Screenplay Caroline Daube Producer Pierre Glemet Production Design Simba Elmur Costume Design

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