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Year of Production 2025

Cotton Queen

English title: Cotton Queen
Original title: Cotton Queen
German title: Cotton Queen
Germany, France, Palestine, Egypt, Quatar, Saudi-Arabia, Sudan, 2025

Director: Mirghani, Suzannah
Production company: Strange Bird, Jip Film and Verleih, Storming Donkey Productions, Maneki Films, Philistine Films
Age recommendation: 14 years and up
Length: 90 min.
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
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.

Festivals:
Venice IFF 2025, Schlingel CFF 2025

World sales address/es:
MAD Distribution

Sold to:
Jip (DE)