Cotton Queen
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Fri 09 Oct – Tue 13 Oct
In a Sudanese cotton village where the matriarch is rumored to have killed a British general, teenage Nafisa must decide what she owes her grandmother’s legacy and what she’s willing to burn down to claim her own.
Drama • Magical Realist • Coming-of-age • Magical
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Part of Cinema Africa!
In a remote cotton-farming village in Sudan, teenager Nafisa has grown up listening to her grandmother’s stories of resistance and resilience. Life follows the rhythm of the cotton harvest until the arrival of a handsome businessman from abroad, whose plans for modernisation threaten the future of the community and its traditions. Shot in Egypt with Sudanese refugees after war forced the production out of Sudan in 2023, Cotton Queen is the first Sudanese feature directed by a woman.
Supported by Leeds Sudanese Society at University of Leeds.
Details
Original language title
ملكة القطن
Duration
1hr 34mins
Director
Suzannah Mirghani
Featuring
Haram Basher • Rabha Mohamed Mahmoud • Mohamed Musa
Year
2025
Country of origin
Sudan; Germany; Saudi Arabia; France; Qatar
Language
Arabic with English Subtitles
Strobe lighting
No
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