Cotton Queen
In Cinemas 2 October
Released in cinemas with the support of the BFI Audience Projects Fund, awarding National Lottery funding.
Written and Directed by
Year
2025
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.
Suzannah Mirghani
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